cpr via francigena italy accommodation list
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Stage Town Name
Cost in
Euro Address 1 Address 2 Phone Number E-mail Address Comments
40 St Bernard Pass Hotel Italia 31 St Bernard Pass +39 (0)165 780 908
40 St Bernard PassCasa Don Angelo
Carioni
Strada statale 27
del Gran San
Bernardo
KM 30 +39 (0)335 601 2847associazionegsb@tiscali
.it
Along the way, after the border,
1 km from the Gran San Bernard
Pass
40 St RhemyCure de St Rhemy
Casa Vacanze18
Fraz. St. Rhémy,
Capoluogo 5St Rhemy +39 (0)165 780 601 Closed
40 St Rhemy Le Relais de Pelerin 40Loc.Predumaz
Falcoz, 24+39 (0)165 780 007
t15 places
40 St Rhemy Hotel Suisse Via Roma 21St Rhemy en
Bosses+39 (0)165 780 906 Small chalet style hotel
40 St Rhemy Hotel des Alpes 55 loc Cuchepache 13 +39 (0)165 780 818 [email protected]
m
40 St Oyen Château Verdun 38 Rue de Flassin 3 11010 Saint Oyen +39 (0)165 782 47 [email protected]
Another of St Bernard's Hospices
(built in 1137 & still in use),
double room, shared facilities but
v good, healthy local food highly
recommended. I can recommend
the Chateau Verdun if you are
worried about getting stuck in
the mist or something. A good
choice for budget pilgrims. They
showed us to our room with twin
beds and a sink. Very clean and it
us such a large building that
could hold perhaps fifty people,
but we appear to be the only
ones here. When we came down
there was a table set for two
40 St Oyen Grange Neuve 38 Rue Flassin, 1 +39 (0)165 782 47 [email protected]
40 St Oyen Hotel Mont VelanRue du Gd St.
Bernard, 13+39 (0)165 785 24 [email protected]
hotel costs are per room with breakfast for two, b+b and albergue costs are per
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40 Etroubles Camping Tunnel 8.5 Via Chevrières, 4 11014 Etroubles +39 (0)165 782 92 [email protected]
40 EtroublesCasa Alpina Sacro
Cuore16
Strada Nazionale
del Gran San
Bernardo, 24
+39 (0)165 782 15
+39 (0)165 262 138
casalpinasacrocuore
@virgilio.it
Nuns at Casa Alpina Sacro Cuore
would not let me stay and
suggested other places. Seemed
unwelcoming. Not sure if they
were full or were closed for some
reason. But there are two hotels
in the village, both visible as you
walk on past Casa Alpina. No
accommodation available at the
address above, the nuns didn't
speak much English, said it wasn't
possible, and sent us off to the
information centre.
40 EtroublesOstello Dortoir
Echevennoz20 Fraz Echevennoz +39 (0)165 782 25 [email protected]
Very welcoming couple, great
breakfast. It is 1 km past
Etroubles. Closed October to
April
40 Etroubles L' Abri Fraz Echevennoz 11 +39 (0)165 789 646info@abri-
valledaosta.com
40 Etroubles Hotel Col Serena 52 Rue des Vergers, 5 +39 (0)165 782 18 [email protected]
m
Free Wi-Fi. Comfortable room
and bed. Good basic dinner and
breakfast. Breakfast not before
8am. Mobile reception poor.
Single room and breakfast €52,
dinner €28.
40 Etroubles Hôtel Beau-Séjour 67Strada Nazioale.
Gran StBernard, 3+39 (0)165 782 10 [email protected]
40 Etroubles Maison de Ulysse 55Piazza Elime
Chanoux 1
+39 (0)165 782 69 +39
(0)3284 265 035
mOnly 2 beds
40 Echevennoz Youth Hostel 23
You need to go to the
bar/trattoria next to the church
to get the key. Met the lovely
owner, Silvana - no kitchen
available so decided to eat at her
trattoria, she has a lovely
vegetable garden.
41 Gignod Camping Europa 13SS. 27 Località
Plan Chateau, 311010 Gignod
+39 (0)165 564 44
While Franco and Franca offer
typical Italian warmth Camping
Europa struggles to earn its 3
stars. 41 Gignod Lo Chalet 28 Planet Fiou\, 10 +39 (0)165 562 94 [email protected]
41 Gignod Hotel Bellvue Fraz. La Ressaz 3 +39 (0)165 563 92hotelbellvuegignod@tis
cali.it
41 Aosta Focolare S. GuiseppeVia S. Xavier De
Maistre, 3611100 Aosta +39 (0)165 262 089
41 AostaParrocchia di Saint
MartinoDonation
Corso St Martin de
Corléans 201+39 (0)165 553 373
We eventually found the church
and the secretary stamped our
passports and showed us to our
little suite above where she lives
in the back of the church. It is all
quite new and tidy. She speaks
French and I struggled to get all
the words.
41 AostaParrocchia Saint
AnsemloCorso Ivrea +39 (0)165 406 27
41 Aosta Hotel Mochettaz 25 Corso Ivrea 107 +39 (0)165 200 78
Parrocchia di Saint Martin was
full as it only has one room so I
was directed to this hotel that
offers amazing pilgrim prices.
Price includes breakfast. A bit of
a walk out of the city but
everything else was booked.
Near the route for the next day.
41 Aosta La Roche b+b 25 Loc Sigaynes 110/A +39 (0)165 262 426 [email protected] apartment, small
kitchen, 2km from town centre.41 Aosta Borrano b+b 30 +39 (0)165 432 24
41 Aosta Meuble Excelsior 30 Via Chambery 206 +39 (0)165 414 61Single in a comfortable double
room
41 Aosta Hotel Al Caminetto 25.5Via Canonico
Joseph Bréan, 33+39 (0)165 555 31
info@hotelalcaminetto.
info
Good value at 25 euro, but way
out of town (1 mile out on the
West side )
41 Aosta Hotel Mignon 39Viale Gran San
Bernardo 7+39 (0)165 409 80 [email protected]
41 Aosta Hotel Roma 44.5 Good, well located
41 Aosta Hotel le Pageot 45 Via G Carrel 31 +39 (0)165 324 33
It is easy to find right outside the
walls of the old city. It is a short 5
minute walk to the historic city
centre. The property is clean and
well kept and the staff spoke
excellent English. Except for the
coffee, which was made from
liquid concentrate and dispensed
from a machine, the breakfast
was good. The buffet included
local meats and cheeses, breads,
baked goods, fruit, and cold
cereal. The room and bath were
good size for the price.
41 Aosta Hotel Belle Epoque 25/60 Via d'Avise 18
just off Va Aubert
in the historic
centre
+39 (0)165 262 276
Centrally situated in the old
town. Perfectly adequate. We've
got a room for the night with
bathroom for 60 Euros, right in
the middle old the historic
centre! We find a shop that sells
knives etc, had a good chat, they
also recommended we eat where
we're staying, said its good family
cooked food. Dinner at La Belle
Époque was great! Bruschetta for
antipasti, a local red vino, pasta
for prima, my tortellini was
delicious, then Patrick had
cingale (deer) ragu with polenta,
followed by tiramisu! Family
owned and run hotel and
restaurant. Service professional.
Décor in room was dated and
heating wasnʼt switched on in
October despite being only a few
degrees outside. Food in
41 Aosta Narbussion b+b 65 Via Aubert 50 +39 (0)165 363 006
I highly recommend staying at
the Narbussion B&B which is
right in the old part of town.
41 Aosta Hotel Europe 70 Piazza Narbonne, 8 +39 (0)165 236 363
A fine modern building, with a
handsome mansard roof, it was
just off the Piazza Chanoux, bang
in the centre. Very central and
on the route out of town for the
next strenuous stage to Chatillon.
Good modern hotel with all
facilities. Comfortable room and
bed. Excellent breakfast. Free Wi-
Fi.
42 Nus Parrocchia Saint Ilario Donation +39 (0)165 767 901 Not open Aug 11
42 Nus Hotel Dujarny 55Via Risorgimento,
104 11020 Nus +39 (0)165 767 100 [email protected]
I was pleasantly surprised to find
the price was 55 Euros with a
substantial breakfast thrown in,
but no dogs allowed in the dining
room. Nothing special
42 Nus Hotel Florian 35 Via Risorgimento, 3 +39 (0)165 767 [email protected]
Wi-Fi gratis. 35 euro top floor
single room. V friendly
42 FenisComtes de Challant
70Frazione Chez Sapin
9511020 Fenis
+39 (0)165 764 353Very nice. Great dinner.
Family run with a great view of
the Costello. Free wifi.
42 Fenis Agriturismo le Bonheur 60Frazione Chez
Croiset, 53, +39 (0)165 764 117
info@agriturismo-
lebonheur.com
Combined Agriturismo and
Equestrian centre. Excellent food,
very cooperative management
42 QuartVillagio Monastero
Mater Misericordiae Donation Villaire de Quart +39 (0)165 765 848
Only 3 beds (closed July and
August) Phone ahead. People
who tried in August said
monastery no longer takes
pilgrims but was this just during
their summer closure?
42 Quart Hotel La Petit Foyer Fraz. Lillaz, 3/A 11020 Quart +39 (0)165 765 448 [email protected] On the valley floor next to the
motorway toll, pilgrim discount
42 ChatillonConvento dei
Francescani CappuciniDonation
Via Emile Chanoux,
13011024 +39 (0)166 614 71
Friendly, simple welcome. Don’t
be put off if phone
communication seems a little
awkward. Possibly best to eat out
in the evening, which we did, as
there seemed to be some doubt
as to whether they would have
enough. Provided breakfast. A
little flat on the ground floor with
two beds. Turkish toilet and not
very clean. A bit despressing but
had a nice welcome from the
monks.
42 ChatillonInstituto Salesiani don
BoscoVia Tornafol 7 39 (0)166 560 111
Dormitory with beds, bath and
shower, breakfast, local
meetings, chapel 42 Chatillon Hotel Zerbion 22 +39 (0)166 627 21 Being rebuilt42 Chatillon L'Ancien Grenier b+b 30 Fraz. St Clair 8 +39 (0)166 626 29 3 rooms42 Chatillon Hoptel Valdosanto 30 Via Chanoux, 178 +39 (0)166 621 76
42 Chatillon Le Verger 35Via Tour de Grange,
5311024 Chatillon +39 (0)168 623 14
Very nice. High up overlooking
valley off SR26. En-suite. V
welcoming but a bit run down, no
restaurant. A little way up the
hill. Family run welcoming.
42 Chatillon Clair Matin b+b 35Via Tour de Grange,
40+39 (0)166 618 22 [email protected] 1 room only
42 ChatillonHotel Albergo Meuble
Dufour25-36 Via Tollen, 16 +39 (0)166 614 67 [email protected]
Basic folding bed in a cramped
single room (€20). Other rooms
available. Uncomfortable bed.
Very helpful owner went to great
lengths to help me find a place to
stay for the next day, including
printing maps and showing me
the route on Google Street View.
Dinner available in the town.
Breakfast available from the cafe
at the Albergo from 7am.
42 Chatillon Hotel Dafour 40 Via Chanoux 73 +39 (0)051 696 0077
We planned on staying at the
Franciscan convent.
Unfortunately, once we buzzed
several times and spoke to a
Priest he said they were
"Completo"... no room, sigh...
Think they only have 2 or 3 beds,
and some pilgrims have arrived
before us (6pm by now) he found
a name and phone number for
small hotel up the road, 40 euro a
night. Simple, clean room with a
bathroom. 42 Chatillon Hotel Rendezvous 74
42 St VincentParrocchia San
VincenzoDonation
Piazza della Chiesa,
7
11027 Saint-
Vincent+39 (0)166 512 350
Very friendly. 3 beds, bathroom,
no showers, open 12 months.
Reported shut August 2011
42 St Vincent Albergo Leon d'Oro 100 Via Chanoux 26 +39 (0)168 51 22 02
Hotel is on main street just across
from the Church. Room was a
huge double ensuite, very
luxurious.
42 St Vincent Hotel de la Chance 40Viale Duca d'Aosta,
14Friendly and helpful
42 St Vincent Hotel Bijou 55P.zza Cavalieri di
Vittorio Veneto 3+39 (0)
Next to fountains in the Piazza
very close to the church. Bathtub.
The trip from Chatillon has two
places where the path is closed
and I had part of the day off of
the guidebook, wandering like
Moses, looking for the way. The
host took pity on me and gave
me a large room overlooking the
fountains. Very nice breakfast.
Pilgrim friendly.
42 St Vincent Il Tiglio b+b 27.5 Sitrova in ViaCesare Battisti nr
18+39 (0)166 512 2 [email protected]
Spacious rooms, very friendly
hosts, excellent breakfast, close
to town centre.
42 St Vincent Le Rosier b+b 30Frazione Crotache,
1+39 (0)166 537 726 [email protected]
43 VerresOstello Il Casello della
Gioventù25 Via Stazione 79 11029 Verres +39 (0)125 921 652 [email protected]
Bedrooms 4-6 beds, bath and
shower, dinner and breakfast,
local meetings. Nice welcome.
Good rooms. Right next to the
train station. Comfortable bed .
Basic dinner and breakfast
available. Single room and
breakfast €20, dinner €10. It is a
bit far out of the Centre of Verres
to go to cafes and shops. Clean
dormitories, 20 Euro per bed incl
breakfast. We also opt for the
set dinner at 10 Euro, too tired to
go wandering looking elsewhere
tonight. Over-priced for what it
is. Had a room facing the train
tracks and trains going by all
night. Do not eat dinner here as
it was the worst meal I've ever
had in Italy. Better to make the
43 Verres Park Hotel Evancon 34Hotel restaurant closed; discount
at Pako nearby.
43 ArnadLe Vieux Istituto
Diocesano I.D.S.CDonation 11020 Arnad +39 (0)125 966 405
25 beds, baths and showers,
kitchen, chapel
43 ArnadMaison de Vacance la
Kia24
Fraz. Le Vieux, 40
bis+39 (0)125 966 900 [email protected] May be shut
43 Arnad Armanac de Toubïe 35 Clapey 21 +39 (0)
On the main highway. Pilgrim
friendly. Nice restaurant on
property which was nice because
it was raining very hard. Free
wifi.
43 Hone Parrocchia San Giorgio Donation +39 (0)125 803 122
43 Hone Hotel del Molino 60 (Stelle 2)Via E. Chanoux,
13 +39 (0)125 803 334
43 Bard Le Bon Reveil b+b 27.5Via Vittorio
Emanuele II, 8511020 Bard (Ao) +39 (0)125 803 986 [email protected]
43 Bard Ostello Casa CuicaVia Vittorio
Emanuele II, 24+39 (0)348 727 4440 [email protected]
The renovated hostel consist of
two rooms with four beds each
and one double room. The
property also offers two three-
rooms apartments, furnished and
equipped with a kitchenette,
suitable for couples, families or
groups of friends.
43 Bard Hotel Stendhal Piazza Cavour, 1-3 +39(0)125 809 873Just off the main street in
thecentre of town
43 Donnas Parrocchia San Pietro Donation Via Roma, 81 11020 Donnas +39 (0)125 807 0326 beds, 4 floor places, showers,
kitchen, open 12 months
DonnasLou Rose di Genestreti
Monica30 Via Clapey 53 +39 (0)125 804 098 [email protected]
43 Donnas Chez Annie b+b 35 Via Balma 7 +39 (0)125 806 74243 Donnas St Ours b+b 55
43 DonnasLa Maison des
Vignerons55
Fraz. Grand Vert
224 +39 (0)125 807 637
info@lamaisondesvigne
rons.it
43 Pont St Martin 15 Va Schigliatta 411026 Pont St
Martin+39 (0)034 7223 2039
Located 800 m away from the
town centre, it is however on the
trail for the following day. A
stunning youth hostel, very
modern at 15 Euro per night for a
bed. Telephone Angela on
03472232039 for key. This still
operating. Very good signage
from the main road. Call signore
Angela. On the way out of town.
43 Pont St Martin YH Foresteria 15 Via Schigliatta 1 +39 (0)125 830 [email protected]
tmartin.ao.it
Dormitories 4 - 7 beds, 56 beds,
bath and shower. Call the day
before. Loads of room. Very
Modern
43 Pont St Martin Hotel Crabun 45Via Nationale per
Donnas 3+39 (0)125 806 069 [email protected]
43 Pont St Martin Al Castel b+b 30-60 Via Castello 8 +39 (0)347 476 7125 [email protected]
Excellent. Owner wrote a part of
the Touring Club Italiano guide to
the VF. Welcomed with juice, tea,
biscuits … super large room.
Highly recommended. Very
central. It might be best to
phone the night before to
check availability. Beautiful
apartment, young host, large
kitchen, excellent breakfast. Very
central, close to the Roman
Bridge. Flower covered building.
Excellent modern facilities. Very
comfortable room and bed. Free
Wi-Fi. Good places to eat close
by. Excellent breakfast. Owner
very helpful and tried to solve a
problem with my GPS unit. Single
room and breakfast €60.
Recommended for quality and
service – one of my two favourite
stays on this section of the VF.
Kettle in room. Air-conditioning.
43 Pont St Martin Hotel Ponte Romano 35/50?Piazza IV
Novembre, 10+39 (0)125 804 329
On main square by the bridge,
decent sized room. Restaurant
under different management on
first floor. E65.00 quoted but
reduced to E50.00 (for pilgrims?)
including breakfast, good room
overlooking bridge. LF
negotiated 35 euro for a single in
a comfortable double room
overlooking the square. Good
restaurant 'New York' nearby in
this lovely town
43 Pont St Martin Albergo Carla 25/55 ?
Strada Nazionale
per Carema
104/106
Double ensuite but we did get a
discount of 5e because we were
pilgrims on the Via F. It is a
couple of kms beyond P S M but
on the Via F route.
44 Settimo VittoneL' Ospitalita de il
Castello35
Piazza Conte
Rinaldo 7Settimo Vittone +39 (0)125 6598 083
info@lospitalitadelcaste
llo.it
Stunning b+b, steep climb but
worth it, outstanding breakfast,
8km from Ivrea.
44 Settimo Vittone Camping Mombarone 10Fraz. Torre Daniele
54+39 (0)125 757 907
Dedicated caravan available, 10
Euros each for pilgrims. Very nice
and quiet. Friendly. Stayed here.
Bar cafe across street. Washer.
Cold at night. No wifi.
44Borgofranco de
IvreaB&B Verde Musica 20 Via Cavour 10
10013
Borgofranco
d’Ivrea
+39 (0)349 083 5837 [email protected]
Pilgrims 20 €. The room is on the
ground floor with VF information
and maps on the wall, so we
know she is pilgrim friendly.
Madame has a complete listing of
accomodations all the way to
Rome. Highly recommended.
One of the best accommodations
of the whole trip. Lovely room
with two single beds and en-
suite. Good breakfast and
fantastic hosts.
44 San Germano Ostello FrancigenaBorgofranco
d'Ivrea (TO)
44 Ivrea
I Tre Ciliegi b+b
Lucia Meroni e
Vincenzo Baruzzi
Via dei Mulini 24 10015 Ivrea +39 (0)125 752 [email protected]
m
Excellent B & B - two rooms
one matrimonial one twin.
Very hospitable, speak
English. Right on the VF.
44 Ivrea Ivrea Canoa Club Hostel 15 Via Dora Baltea 1d +39 (0)328 0999 579
Very helpful and welcoming.
Helped me phone for the next
day. Prepared breakfast for
me to have it by myself at
6AM. Great place by the river
and beautiful view of the town.
Nice hostel by the river and its
canoe rapids. 15 Euros bed
only. 25 beds, 5 bedrooms.
Only for groups in the winter.
Great recommendation -
clean, right by the river and not
far from the historical centre!
Also has a kitchen, so we
cooked our own dinner.
44 Ivrea Il Tichino B&B 50 Piazza Lamasuera
44 IvreaAlbergo Aquila Nera da
Tony29.5
29.50€ including breakfast
(after 15% pilgrim discount).
Across river, traffic noise
44 Ivrea Hotel La Rosa dei Venti 40 Corso Nigra 63 +39 (0)125 635 050larosadeiventi@hotmail
.it
Closed Tuesdays. It's about 100
yards from the railway station.
Two star.
44 IvreaOstello Salesiano
Eporediese33
Via S. Giovanni
Bosco 58+39 (0)125 627 268
ostelloivrea@salesianiic
p.net
ostello.ivrea@salesianip
iemonte.it
151 beds, bath and shower,
bedrooms with 1 - 5 beds,
breakfast, chapel, open 12
months
44 Ivrea Albergo Motel Lucca 45 Corso Garibaldi 58 +39 (0)125 486 97
Very convenient, just within old
town. Very comfortable with
luxurious towels and friendly
concierge BUT had to be let out
as well as in. Concierge in
building next door, not actually
manning the reception desk. You
just lift the phone in room to
request exit, and ring bell to get
in. Central and close to the
route. Noisy room, both from
street and from next rooms e.g.
could hear people using the
toilet. Uncomfortable single bed
in a small room. Breakfast OK.
Good restaurant close by for
44 Ivrea Hotel Eden 50-80C.so Massimo D'
Azeglio+39 (0)125 491 90
On the way out of town so a bit
of a hike back into the old town
but comfortable room and
reasonable value.
45 Piverone Casa per Ferie La Steiva 15Via Giovanni
Flecchia10010 Piverone
+39 (0)125 721 54
+39 (0)328 707 7186
comune.piverone@co
mune.piverone.to.it
Keyholders 3472583940 and
3395074263. wonderful location
with beautiful views. Two large
dormrooms with ten beds each.
Clean and quiet.
45 Piverone Meuble Giardino 50Strada Statale
228/10Near lake Viverone.
45 Piverone B&B Via Francigena 40 San Pietro 12
45 Viverone Hotel Royal 50Viale Lido Maggiore
Arturo Croce, 19,
Basic but big room overlooking
lake and heater was turned on.
Dinner for 15 euro. Very quiet
and few people around as it was
low season – approaching winter
but loved being here. Highly
recommend a detour via
Viverone.
45 RopolloCasa Francigena
Alberto ConteDonation Via al Castello, 8 +39 (0)349 235 6561 [email protected]
The Casa Francigena open for all
Pilgrims, to stop for a rest, drink a
coffee cup or also to sleep. If we
are not to travelling ourselves,
we will be pleased to receive
Pilgrims in our home, offering
them a place to sleep (with
sleeping bag) and the use of the
kitchen. We can cope with 4
people, but you must phone
ahead. The hospitality (for a
night), is for pilgrims with a
credential, and is free. You will
be received in our house, we ask
for you adapt to our timetable
and spaces, and wish that you tell
your travels to us. We know the
Via Francigena very well. Not
45 Ropollo B&B Villa Emilia 1899 25 Piazza Rampone, 1 +39 (0)347 587 9408
loretta.tomasoni@yaho
o.it
Stopped at Roppolo to avoid long
stage to Santhia. As a result I
stayed at the warmest and most
uplifting place of the whole
journey from Besançon to
Vercelli: Villa Emilia and its
fantastic owner Loretta.
Wonderful room, garden and a
separate open building for meals
and relaxation in good weather.
Loretta has lived in Pakistan and
Egypt and the whole place is
decorated with things she has
brought back. Loretta cooked an
excellent dinner for me and the
other pilgrim staying the night
because the local restaurants
happened to be closed that
evening. She is a remarkably
hospitable person. She phoned
ahead to book us rooms in San
Germano. Single room, breakfast
€25. In fact, I would make a point
of arranging my stages to stay
45 Roppolo Le Lune b+b 40 Via Cavaglia 2 +39 (0)346 210 9706 [email protected]
Another superb welcome,
beautiful house, pilgrims invited
to eat with the family. Couldn’t
ask for more really – including
lifts to pharmacy/doctor/hospital
to deal with a dog bite incident.
Another top recommendation! A
pleasant large double room.
45 Cavaglia Palestra Schuole Medie Donation Via G. Pella +39 (0)161 960 38/9
45 Cavaglia Ostello per Pellegrini Donation Via Generale Salino +39 (0)161 960 [email protected]
vincia.biella.it
The deputy mayor of Cavaglia
invited me to their pilgrim hostel.
I'm shattered so accept. Walk on,
have a dip in his pool then shown
to what a previous guest rightly
described in the visitor's book as
"the Hilton of pilgrim hostels".
You can pick up your keys at
municipal offices from 8.00 to
17.00, on Saturdays from 12.00.
(Friday afternoon in the library),
on a Sunday you go fetch the key
at the Casa si reposo (home for
the elderly) but the nurses did
not have the keys and nobody
could help me including the
priest. Lovely helpful people! The
hostel is a simple, clean room
with 6 beds and a bathroom.
Before 5 pm get key from City
Hall, or from old peoples home
45 Cavagliab+b Agrotourismo
Roleto50
45 SanthiaOstello degli Amici della
Via Francigena10 Via Madonnetta, 4
Caffé della Piazza
+39 (0)333 616 2086
info@santhiasullaviafra
ncigena.it
Pick up keys from "Caffè della
Piazza ", the Agency Immobilcasa
or Traffic wardens' office (all in
Piazza Rome). Great reception by
Mario. They offer refreshments
which was welcome on a Sunday
and you could help with
donation. Beautiful cathedral
with a really old crypt. A must. It
is very clean with three double
bunk beds, shower and toilet.
There are blankets and sheets
with a recommended minimum
rate of 10 E each and there is no
one else here, yet. There was a
ticket on the counter for a pilgrim
meal of 10E at a restaurant close
by. In the restaurant the waiter
showed us the menu and said
first you pick the pasta, then the
meat, then the salad, then the
water, then the wine, by this time
we were getting nervous about
the price. Then the waiter asked
if we wanted coffee. It was 10€
each! Wondeful pilgrim
accommodation. Small flat next
to church in the centre of the
town with six beds and
bathroom. Offered water and
beer in the hostel and the option
45 Santhia Albergo Piccadilly 50 Cso XXV Aprile, 51 +39 (0)161 921 196
It is on the outskirts of Santhia on
the way in, on the opposite side
of the dual carriageway but is
about 3 kms from town centre.
45 SanthiaHotel Residence San
Massimo60 Cso XXV Aprile 18 +39 (0)161 946 17
On way in, on left hand side but
about 2 kms from town centre.
45 Santhia Albergo Vittoria 80 near station3. P. Guiseppe
Verdi +39 (0)161 947 02
We wake to car door slamming at
5.30 as the commuters set off for
Turino or Milano. Good coffee
and a sumptuous breakfast. We
stayed in Albergo Ristorante
Vittoria but breakfast was
anything but sumptuous!
45San Germano
VercelleseAlbergo della Miniere 20 Via G. Matteotti, 91 +39 (0)161 933 111
My first negative
observation: AVOID the
Albergo delle Minere
run by a not very
courteous Chinese
family. I walked away
and met some pilgrims
who had been warned
about that particular
hostel and had been
given an alternative to
this otherwise only
show in town.
Single rooms face the very busy
main road. I think the double
rooms face the other way. Single
room and breakfast €20. Ten
rooms in all. Room OK. Bed
uncomfortable. No hot water in
the morning. Very small breakfast
handed out individually (one
small croissant and a cup of
coffee), but you can buy extra. An
excellent pizzeria in the village if
you don’t want to have dinner in
the albergo.
45San Germano
VercelleseLocanda del Leon d'Oro 30 Piazza Garibaldi
If you have to stay in this not so
uplifting town, this restaurant on
the piazza Garibaldi does rooms
for 30 Euro for couples, incl
breakfast. Unwelcoming.
Restaurant closed Monday
evenings. Curfew 8:30pm. TV
broken. Insect screen broken.
46 Vercelli Don Alberto Colombo DonationCorso Giuseppe
Garibaldi 9013100 Vercelli +39 (0)161 250 167
It is a pilgrim refuge partly run by
a local Via F group. 6 bunk beds,
shower was cold, we had
communal meal. It is located in
what looks to be a shelter for
homeless / disadvantaged and is
beside a Church. It is on the edge
of Vercelli and the route out from
it bypasses the centre.
46 Vercelli Monastero Sta Chiara 25Via Feliciano da
Gattinara, 10+39 (0)163 860 511
46 VercelliConvento di Billiemme
Marianisti10
Corso Salamano,
139 or Piazza Aldo
Moro, 5?
+39 (0)161 250 167
conventodibilliemme@t
in.it
alberto.colombo.1csc@
alice.it
The Convent of Billiemme is
lovely, very welcoming - and a
little quirky! 6-10 beds, 6 places
on the floor, baths and showers,
kitchen, laundry, open 12 months
46 Vercelli Arcivescovile Seminary DonationPiazza Sant Eusebio
10+39 (0)161 255 550
46 Vercelli La Terrazza Vercelli b+b 41 Brand new, excellent quality.
46 VercelliKarola Gräfin von
Hardenberg b+b65 Cascina Erbade +39 (0)161 213 656 [email protected]
Incl full German style breakfast, v
good and allowed us to eat picnic
evening meal in garden. Is 3 km
from central Vercelli, on VF route
out of town, may pick up from
centre.
46 Vercelli Albergo Croce di Malta 50 Cso M. Prestinari 2 +39 (0)161 214 432
About all there was open in
central Vercelli in August. About
to be knocked down or so it
looks. On left just before the
centre.
46 Vercelli Hotel Modo 58Piazza Medaglie
D'Oro 21+39 (0)161 217 300
Nice big room with a bath tub
and heating switched on. About
10 mins walk from centre of old
town but convenient to rejoin the
VF route the next day.
46 Vercelli Albergo Valsesia 35/65 ? Via G Ferraris 104 +39 (0)161 250 842
Probably best positioned hotel by
Basilica. Basic but OK, closed first
few weeks August
46 Vercelli Hotel Il Giardinetto 65 Via Sereno L. 3 +39 (0)161 257 230 [email protected]
Centrally located, but nothing to
get excited about. I chose it
because it is close to the rail
station and it was the last day of
my walk. Rooms good with
aircon. Ask for the aircon remote
control at reception. Good
restaurant. Comfortable bed. A
little out of the way for visiting
the main sights of Vercelli. Free
Wi-Fi. Single room and breakfast
€65, dinner €25.
47 Robbio Oratorio Parrocchiale Donation Piazza S. Stefano, 2 +39 (0)340 153 9929
We stayed in the parish
accommodation in Robbio which
was fine, but basic. Right next to
two bell towers! Even our ear
plugs couldn't block out the
hourly bells! So we didn't get
much sleep. Only 3 places. Clean
sheets and a room to ourselves.
Booming bell was silent during
the night. Basic but OK. (There
seems to be contradictory
evidence from pilgrims about the
bells.)
47 RobbioHotel Ristorante La
Mondina80 SS 596 dei Cairoli 27038 Robbio
It is on the main road on
outskirts on way in to Robbio,
expensive but high quality.
They have an evening set
meal with good choices for 15e
including wine and water.
47 Nicorvo Casa Parrocchiale
Piazza Libertà, 2
Contact: don Paolo
Bernuzzi
+39 (0)338 378 5706nicorvofrancigena@libe
ro.it
The pilgrim quarters were
comfortable, the bedroom
somewhat in a state of
development, but the bathroom
as good as you'd expect in a
hotel. Happy? As Larry.
47 Mortara Abazzia Saint Albinodonation
10?
Via S. Albino
d’Aquino 782
Viale Tiziano
Vecellio 27036
Mortara
+39 (0)384 298 609
+39 (0)384 295 327
abbazia.santalbino@gm
ail.com
Must ring day before and
arrive by 17.00 if possible. Able to
wash clothes, meal also provided.
A highlight of this year’s stage.
Sleeping arrangements are simple
- a folding bed in the middle of a
big room - but impeccably clean.
Tino’s welcome makes up for the
short-comings of Mortara
(another Crewe). There were 3
beds. The caretaker allowed
a 4th pilgrim to sleep on the
floor - it was a large room.
Shower was hot. No cooking
facilities. You had to be let out
as well as in and were
expected to be in by
21:30/22:00. When we arrived
outside the building we rang the
buzzer and were shown in to a
large reception area adjacent to
the sanctuary. She showed us
where the facilities and made up
two folding beds for us. She also
got the wifi working, which was
nice. Amazing accommodation.
Just like the Camino. Fold out
beds in a large room with
facilities for washing and drying.
A three-course pilgrim meal for
dinner and breakfast. 47 Mortara Hotel Bottala 35 Aircon erratic.
47 MortaraAlbergo della Torre di
Mazzocco25
Via Contrada della
Torre 7+39 (0)384 907 75
I stayed in the heart of the old
town, at the Hotel della Torre,
where I was charged a modest 45
Euros for both a room and a good
dinner. Nice room, comfortable
bed. Above a busy restaurant,
but no noise at night. Great
central location close to the
church. It was good value except
it was a Friday night and the
restaurant was loud until around
1am. Make sure you book a table
for dinner as soon as you arrive if
it is a weekend.
48Cassoni Sant
Albino
Parrocchia Beata
Vergine del Rosario+39 (0)384 295 327
48 TromelloParrocchia San Martino
VescovoDonation Via Branca, 1 +39 (0)382 860 20 10 euro for dinner
48 BozzolaSantuario Madonna
della BozzolaDonation Frazione Bozzola 27026 Garlasco +39 (0)382 822 428
A small number of beds, but a
very warm welcome from the
brothers that run the Santuario
and the adjacent bar. The
Santuario Madonna della Bozzolo
has a large church with a lavish
interior, set in tranquil
surroundings. A really nice place
to stop for the night. I am glad I
came here instead of taking the
standard route to Garlasco.
48 BozzolaHotel Ristorante
Margherita50 Via Don Minzoni, 2 +39 (0)382 822 674
hotel.margherita@liber
o.it
€50 including good breakfast.
Very nice room, comfortable bed.
WiFi. Right next to the Santuario
Madonna della Bozzolo. Friendly
welcome from the staff.
48 Garlasco Casa del Pellegrino donation Piazza San Rocco +39 (0)382 821 624
One bedroom with two bunkbeds
and a bathroom on upper floor of
a town office. Very comfortable
and central.
48 Garlasco Foundation Exodus donation +34 (0)382 820 002
Centre for helping young people
on far side of Garlasco. 6
beds/bathroom for pilgrims.
Separate part of building. Great
welcome. Basic meals available.
48 Garlasco Hotel Il Pinot 30-70 Corso Cavour, 1 +39 (0)382 822 265
Room with double bed in a
building outside of main
hotel/restaurant. Heating
switched on. Breakfast was good
assortment of typical Italian
tortes, yoghurt, cereal, bread and
given one croissant marmelatta.
49 Gropello Cairolli Parrocchia San Giorgio Donation
Piazzale San
Giorgio, 1 or Via
Liberta?
27027 Gropello
Cairoli+39 (0)382 815 049
The refuge is in a Parish centre
with cafe/bar, playground and
sports ground. Small room with 3
beds we were told by the 2
pilgrims who arrived before us.
Don Giancarlo allows you to
camp and opened a changing
room for us that had loo and hot
(communal) showers. 4 bed
bedroom within flat for pilgrims.
Bathroom, kitchen, dining room.
49Carbonara al
TicinoPro Loco Via Roma, 18 +39 (0)382 400 425
Accommodation at the gym,
baths and showers, open 12 50 Pavia Campeggio Ticino 6 Via Mascherpa 10 +39 (0)382 527 094 [email protected]
50 PaviaOstello Santa Maria in
Betlem
20 with
credenti
al
Via Pasino Degli
Eustachi 7
500m south of
the river+39 (0)331 30 46 459
info@ostellosantamar
iainbetlem.com
Clean, spacious rooms with 2/4
bunk beds each, kitchen, internet
and TV. The new Youth Hostel in
Pavia was opened in September
2011. It is situated in the parish
house of the church of Santa
Maria in Bethlem. It has 6 rooms,
for a total of 20 beds. There is a
common room equipped with TV
and reading corner. Closed daily
between 10.00 to 12.30 for
cleaning. To get there turn right
before you cross the Ponte
Coperta (covered bridge. ) into
the Piazzale Ghinaglia, go down
the Via dei Mille ahead and the
Via Pisino is shortly further down
on your left. Bright and modern
hostel. Highly recommended. No
breakfast. Brand new kitchen
50 Pavia
Instituto Suore
Missionaire dell
Immaacolata Regina
Della Pace
40Piazza le Golgi
47/49+39 (0)382 525 719
50 Pavia Hotel Stazione 36Via Bernardio de
Rossi 8+39 (0)382 354 77
Near railway line. VERY NOISY
from trains. Basic, cheap and
clean. I had terrible problems
finding a bed here, but eventually
stayed at Albergo Stazione (next
to the railway line, so very noisy).
36 Euros for private room, 46
Euros ensuite.
50 Pavia Hotel Aurora 80Viale Vittorio
Emanuele II, 25+39 (0)382 236 64 [email protected]
On road to station next to Hotel
Moderne. Nice room,
comfortable bed. Excellent
breakfast available from 07:00.
WiFi. Good hotel, but too
expensive to recommend.
50 Pavia Hotel Excelsior 84 Piazzale Statione 25 +39 (0)382 285 [email protected]
m
One of very few hotels in Pavia
open in August. OK and friendly
50 PaviaCasa S. Giovanni al
Fonte
Via San Giovanni al
Fonte 9+39 (0)382 267 57
50 PaviaIstituto S. Giovanni
Bosco
Via San Giovanni
Bosco 4+39 (0)382 411 011
51 Belgioioso Casa del Pellegrino Via Garibaldi 27011 Belgioioso +39 (0)382 969 093
51 Belgioioso Private House DonationPiazza Vittorio
Veneto+39 (0)382 970 476
Always call first to check for
availability
51 BelgioiosoSaman Association
therapeutic communityDonation Via Cantone, 42 +39 (0)382 960 268
samanbelgioioso@sam
an.it11pm curfew
51 Belgioioso Locanda della PeseVia XX Settembre,
111+39 (0)382 969 073
51Santa Cristina e
Bissone
Oratorio of San
GuiseppeDonation
Via Vittorio Veneto
118 Ask for Padre
Pedrazzini
27010 Santa
Cristina e Bissone+39 (0)382 701 06
or
santacristina@parrocch
ie.diocesi.pavia.it
Shut till 2.30pm.Round the back
of the building next to the
church. A club for both the
young & the old presided over by
Don Antonio, the parish priest.
The parish church is the hub of
the community here, with the
entire youth of the town
seemingly around the place.
There was a very vibrant, but
tranquil, atmosphere in the
church hall: older men noisily
playing cards, wives watchfully
second-guessing them from the
sidelines . . . . teenage boys and
girls pretending to ignore each
other. Fantastic welcome. Room
above the hall. Seem to have lots
of mattresses. Another highlight.
Good pizzeria over the road.
Like in Gropello, refugio was in
a Parish centre with bar/cafe
and sports facilities. 2 single
beds in a small room with
attached loo and shower.
Shower was not hot. Very
pilgrim friendly. Must have
pilgrim credential. Wonderful
hospitality in the community
centre. Two rooms with beds
and a bathroom. We were
51 Miradolo Terme
Casa Canonica
Parrocchia S.Michelle
Arcangelo
Piazza IV Novembre 39 (0)382 771 16 Small groups, only summer
51 Miradolo Terme Albergo Castello
The hotel is a sprawling family-
owned complex, built in 1913,
and part of it hasn’t changed
much in a hundred years.
52 Orio Litta Palestra Comunale DonationPiazza dei
Benedettini+39 (0)334 617 6963
Lovely accommodation in the
Commune. In Orio Litta the
accommodation has been
amalgamated into a large (15
beds) renovated Palestra
Communale in Piazza dei
Benedettini (donation). I think
this is the only place where you
are welcomed by the mayor
(Pierre Luigi Cappelletti). If he
offers to cycle with you then
politely refuse – he rides like the
wind. The accommodation is
excellent. New facilities. 3
cubicles each with 3 beds; 2
upstairs bedrooms each with 2
beds ( a better choice). Large
sitting/eating area. Well 52 Orio Litta La Conchiglia b+b 45
52 Senna Lodigiana Ostello Transitum Padi Donation Via Dante, 1 +39 (0)339 1268946 [email protected]
t
A new hostel for pilgrims has
been opened over the pharmacy
where the pharmacist speaks
some English. They have a stamp
for credentials. It can
accommodate up to 20
53 Boscone Cusani Guado di Sigerico Donation +39 (0)523 771 607 [email protected]
You must call the day
before. Danilo Parisi - the
famous ferryman. I stayed with
the famous ferryman! His wife
told me they were trying to
establish hospitality for pilgrims
but it is very informal - not like a
standard B&B. Only hosts
pilgrims in difficulty? Camping
space
53 CalendascoOrratorio Parrocchiale S
Maria AssuntoVia Verdi 1 +39 (0)523 771 497
Phone today - If you want to take the "taxi fluvial"(ferry) 10€ across the Pô from Corte San Andrea to Soprarivo please note that it is ESSENTIAL to phone 24
53 Calendasco Ostello le Tre Corone 15 Via Mazzini, 59 +39 (0)334 186 [email protected].
uk
Run by a family from Preston,
warm welcome, basic place in
uninspiring village. They can wash
clothes. Free Wi-Fi, free PC use,
including bed linen. Rental
towels Euro 2.00. We were able
to stay here but other pilgrims
told me there were not. A
confused situtation. It's a private
hostel that is housing refugees.
53 PiacenzaParrocchia Corpus
DominiVia Farnesana, 24 29100 Piacenza +39 (0)523 592 321
53 PiacenzaBasilica Santuario
Convento Sta Maria
di Campagna
P.le Crociate, 5 +39 (0)523 490 728santuariocrociate@lib
ero.it
PS We were told we couldn't stay
there, but difficult to say if on
that day or any day.
53 Piacenza Ostello don Zermani
24
Double
46 Towel
3
Via Zoni, 38/40 +39 (0)523 712 319ostellodipiacenza@liber
o.it
3 bed room but paid 26 euro to
have to myself. Shared bathroom
just outside the room. Breakfast
was worst I'd seen of all of trip -
dry bread only. It is located a
little more than a kilometre
outside of town, detour off the
VF route on the way into town.
Few restaurants nearby but a
great pizzeria near the hospital
on Via Giacomo Morigi. Note that
the reception hours were
Monday to Friday 7,00-
12,00/16,00-23,00 Saturday and
Sunday 8,00-12,00/17,00-23,00
53 Piacenza Domus San Martino
Domus San Martino is a b&b right
in the old town that we found on
booking.com it's a great place
with a huge room and bathroom
set around a nice courtyard with
a communal lounge area. All very
modern, great for relaxing.
53 Piacenza Albergo Astra 37.5 Via Boselli 19 +39 (0)523 454 364
Central hotel, clean and efficient.
AC working! CD FM 07 - The
dirtiest hotel we have stayed in
outside Pakistan. AW CW 04
53 PiacenzaAffittacamere Locanda
Commercio40 Via Colombo 118
Right on the VF going out of
Piacenza for $40E pilgrim rate for
two including breakfast. It isn't
the Ritz and it is single beds again
but there are good towels and
clean sheets, even Italian TV.
53 Piacenza
Istituto Cristoforo
Colombo Monastery
Guest House
50Via Francesco Torta,
14+39 (0)523 348 611
casamadre@scalabrini.
net
53 Piacenza Hotel Ovest 80 Via 1° Maggio 82 +39 (0)523 712 222 [email protected]
On inner ring road a bit of a walk
out of town with no restaurant.
Again one of few in Piacenza
open in August. Helpful staff.
53 Piacenza Grand Hotel Roma 110 Via Cittadella, 14 +39 (0)523 323 201
My room was well sized,
probably a bit larger than
average. It was very quiet.
Breakfast is served on the top
floor restaurant with views across
the city. Location is excellent, it
could not be any more central.
My bike could go into the garage.
Free Wi-Fi is available.
54 Montale Ostello San Pietro 10Via Emilia Parmense
189+39 (0)523 614 256 [email protected]
Excellent, atmospheric, recently
restored hostel at side of small
chapel, once of Knights of St
John. 2 miles out of Piacenza, on
outskirts. Key etc from large
church San Lazzaro on Via Emilia
Parmense 71 or cafe opposite
refugio and walk to the Ostello
1.5km down the road at 189. The
Refugio at Montale is a gorgeous,
fairly newly renovated hostel in
an old church building. Also has a
washing machine and kitchen so
cooking is possible! 6 beds and
15 places on the floor, baths and
showers, laundry, open 12
months. The accommodation is
excellent. Large sitting/eating
area. Well equipped Kitchen.
Laundry with washing machine.
Places to eat and buy food across
the street. Beautiful
accommodation with four rooms
and two bathrooms. 3 km
beyond Piacenza. Supermarkets
nearby. Getting there is quite
difficult as there is no path and
54Pieve Porto
Morone
Oratorio Parrocchia San
VittoreDonation Via Roma 6 +39 (0)382 780 69
54 Pontenure Parroccia San Pietro Donation Piazza Re Amato 2 +39 (0)523 511 342
54 La Bellota Casa Diocesana 25Strada Val Conasso,
10+39 (0)523 517 110
54 FiorenzuolaParroccia di San
Fiorenzo5/10
Piazza Fratelli
Molinari, 15+39 (0)523 982 247
parrocchiasanfiorenzo
@tin.it
Accommodation was in a room
with 2 bunk beds & bathroom
next door. There was a well
equipped kitchen. The room (4
bunk beds) was uncomfortably
small for even 3 people. About ¼
of the room was used for storage.
Large common area. I moved my
mattress downstairs and slept on
the floor in the common area.
Kitchen, but locked and a sign
said not to use it.54 Fiorenzuola Hotel Ruota 80 Via Scapuzzi 46 +39 (0)523 943 072
54 Fiorenzuola Hotel Arda 60 Via Scapuzzi 35 +39 (0)523 985 186On way out of town (not far).
Modern hotel with good pizzeria.
55 AlensoAbbazia Chiaravalle
della Colomba
Chiaravalle della
Colomba+39 (0)523 940 132
I had a break at the wonderful
Abbey of Chiaravalle della
Columba, founded after a visit by
S Bernard of Clairvaux to
Piacenza 1135. It is a quiet,
beautiful spot, with a hotel on
the site that would make a restful
stop if you could arrange your
walking stages to suit. There is a
café just outside the Abbey, so
you won’t starve.
55 FidenzaCasa di Preghiera S.
Giovanni Battista8 Loc. Siccomonte +39 (0)524 634 08
55 Fidenza Albergo Due Spade 55 4 Piazza Pezzana +39 (0)524 523 309
Downmarket but expensive,
dreadful plumbing and smells,
changed hand since JS visited??
Not recommended
55 Fidenza Affittacamere al Duomo Via A. da Brescia, 2 vicino alla
Cattedrale+39 (0)524 523 930
55 FidenzaCenacolo di Spiritualita
Maria MediatriceVia G. Micheli, 19
+39 (0)524 528 070
+39 (0)524 524 591
V Helpful TO. Simple 2 bed room
& bath by side of cathedral.
Other places, but possibly for
women only.
55 Fidenza Hotel San Donnino 30 Good value55 Fidenza Hotel Astoria Via Gandolfi 5 +39 (0)524 524 314
55 Fidenza Hotel Ugolini 45Via Cornini Malpeli
90near station +39 (0)524 832 64
Very close and handy to
Historical centre of town, also not
far from railway station. Clean,
simple basic room with
bathroom.
55Fidenza
loc.Cabriolo
Parocchia di S Thomaso
Becket / Chiesa di
Cabriolo
loc Cabriolo3km out of town
on VF+39 (0)524 819 12
parrocchiadicabriolo@li
bero.it
8 beds, 15 places on the floor, 2
baths and showers, kitchen, open
1 May-30 September. Warm
welcome by Polish parish priest
whose parents seemed to be
acting as his housekeepers! I left
a donation but no money was
requested. Parents kept bringing
me food and wine from upstairs!
56 Noceto Fraternita Francesca Donation Loc. Costamezzana +39 (0)521 624 052 Not on VF
56 Costamezzana Ostello Comunale 10 Via Costa Pavesi +39 (0)521 622 137 Is this the same as below?
56 Costamezzana Ostello Comunale Via All'Isola, 1 +39 (0)521 629 149
We came into Costamezzana at
11am this morning and decided
to stay the day and relax.
Madame is a no nonsense kind of
girl and kept us laughing.
Everything is as it should be clean
and neat. Oliver has promised us
a grande linguine dinner tonight.
Provides blankets
56 Medesano Oratorio Don Bosco Donation Via Conciliazione, 2 43014 Medesano +39 (0)525 420 447 [email protected]
I had room with 3 single beds and
ensuite bathroom. Men at the
bar directed us to behind the
church, buzzed on the door to no
effect, (found out later we should
have pressed the top buzzer, not
the bottom buzzer!) phoned the
number, about 10 minutes later,
a priest comes and gives us a key
and shows us the facilities, lovely,
clean and fairly new! AND ... with
a washing machine which we
take advantage of! New
community centre next to
church. 4 bed room. Lux
bathroom. You can use
downstairs seating. Local
56 Medesano Villa Cesare b+b 25
Pilgrim accommodation was
closed. The tourist office in
Fidenza called this b+b for us. Bit
over price. Breakfast not very
good.
56 MedesanoLa Braceria Hotel
Ristorante30 Piazza Italia
Comfortable room. No noise
from restaurant. WiFi available
but not working.
56 Medesano Hotel Primo Piano 50Annex to a bar, on main road,
traffic noise
56 Medesano Monte Genesio B&B 45Via Monte Genesio
102, Miano
56 S. Andrea Bagni Hotel Salus Piazza Ponci 7
43048 S. Andrea
Bagni +39 (0)525 431 22
t Faded grandeur in old spa town.
56 Fornovo di TaroParrocchia di Maria
AssuntaDonation Via 20 Settembre
43045 Fornovo di
Taro+39 (0)525 221 8
Shut til 2.45pm. Fairly basic,
shared room of 4/5 beds.
56 Fornovo di TaroCasa di Spiritualita
Card. Ferrari10
Strada Magnana, 18
Riccò+39 (0)525 400 158
villa_santamaria@liber
o.it
We were told that this was the
only accommodation available
for pilgrims. It is situated approx.
2k outside the town
56 Fornovo di Taro Hotel Milano Via Solferino 2/6 +39 (0)525 237 1albergo.milano@libero.
it
56 Fornovo di Taro Hotel Cavalieri 40 10, v. Case Bisettiwhere the VF
leaves town+39 (0)525 310 0 [email protected]
The Cavalieri is a fine three-
storey ochre palazzo clad in ivy
and set in its own grounds with
spectacular views over the Taro
valley. About 2 miles from
station. It's not on the VF on the
current way out of town but the
old route – about 2kms from
centre of town on the SS62. At
the round about take 2nd exit
and it is 50 metres on your right.
Rejoin the VF by heading back
towards town and taking the
road on your right that has an old
VF sign. Follow this and you will
pick up VF at Respiccio.
56 Fornovo di Taro La Feriatella 70 Via Banzola 8Cafragna di
Talignano+39 (0)525 296 5 [email protected]
56 SivizzanoParochia di Santa
MargueritaDonation +39 (0)525 562 58
Mattresses on stone floor, loo
and shower separate, v basic but
good restaurant nearby. Very
helpful priest.
56 Sivizzano
Casa delle Viole
di Geom. Mirca
Delpiano
80 Via Sporzana, 90 Sivizzano +39 (0)525 563 44
Posh agro-tourismo just after
Respiccio. No dinner but good
cooking facilities. Great views.
Phone ahead.
57 Cassio
Ostello di Cassio
YH Gioventu della Via
Francigena
16Via Nazionale 15km
from Fornovoloc. Cassio
+39 (0)525 645 21 +39
(0)525 526 110
Small hostel in large house,
modern ablutions. Café and
restaurant with WiFi across the
road. Excellent meals. A very
warm welcome from Andrea, he
showed us our room, and said to
have a shower first, and sort out
formalities after we're clean...
lovely room, giant timber beams,
stone lining. All a tired pilgrim
could want and more at the end
of a big day. Beautifully set up
and organised Ostello! Food and
beverages all ready, you can cook
what you like in the kitchen, or
go over the road to the Trattoria-
there is an honesty box to
contribute the value of what
you've eaten and drunk. Small,
but very comfortable room. Very
nice garden. Friendly welcome.
The owner also owns the Ostello
della Cisa and will book you in if
you plan to stay there next day.
Cassio is a really nice, quiet place
for a stop. An amazing place.
Lovely cosy bedrooms. Kitchen
stocked full of food - pasta,
cheeses, meats, yohurts, wine,
beer etc… We were told to help
ourselves to whatever we wanted
57 Cassio Hotel (was Veronica)
singles
25 /
doubles
45 /
triples
60
Via Nazionale 51on main road
through village+39 (0)525 526 002
Excellent for money. Breakfast
included. Clean, shower separate.
(VF Hostel opposite unmanned, 2
phone numbers on door), also
ensuite. Recommended.
57.5 Berceto La Casa di Nonni 30 Via Romea, 8 +39 (0)525 629 103
Great room with heating and TV
no internet. Nice place to stay.
The owner was very lovely and
helpful.
57.5 Berceto Casa della Gioventu Donation Via Martino Lasoni +39 (0)525 600 87
A warm, dog friendly, welcome at
the youth hostel. It is not a
Hostel in what I think of as a
hostel. It is a Youth Centre.
There is a room for pilgrims. It
has 4 single beds in it but it is big
and could accommodate more.
57.5 BercetoOstello Seminario
Magg. di Parma
Presso l’ex
seminario, Via E. Colli, 8 +39 (0)521 960 628
berceto@seminariovesc
ovile.parma.itClosed?
57.5 Berceto Albergo Gioli 25 Via Ripasanta 5 +39 (0)525 642 51
57.5 Berceto Locanda Pasquinelli 60 Via Martiri Liberta +33 (0)525 643 67 We ate here with other pilgrims
staying there
57.5 Berceto Albergo Vittoria 59 Piazza Micheli 12 +33 (0)525 643 06 [email protected]
Is the same place as Albergo da
Rino? In the heart of the small
town and from where my room
overlooked the surrounding
hillsides.
57.5 BercetoAlbergo Ristorante da
Rino67 Via G Marconi 5 in town centre +39 (0)525 634 06
58 Tugo Ostello Via Francigena Via Nazionale, 112camping-
Hostel above road-house, large
dorms. Open from April to
October. Same as below?
58 Cisa Ostello della Cisa 16
SS Cisa 89, SS della
Cisa, Casa
Cantoniera, km 58
2km before pass
and 7km from
Berceto
+39 (0)525 629 072
+39 (0)525 602 71
forestalepassocisa@libe
ro.it
Lovely, peaceful hostel amidst
wooded mountains. Numerous
rooms with bunk beds and low
wooden beams. Friendly, food
available (away from any village).
L' Ostello della Cisa (Tugo) has
changed management. Bliss, a
shower and food by the fire! (red
wine, cheese, cold meats, breads,
local intense flavoured honey) a
snack before a delicious dinner of
pasta with fungi, and secondi of
grilled herbed chicken fillets!
Large, comfortable room. Large
eating/reading area with books
and maps. Friendly welcome.
The hospitalera will cook you a
dinner (€13) and provide
breakfast (€3) if you ask. Dinner
was excellent – a full Italian meal.
There is only the ostello here, no
bar or shops. Open at 4 pm,
unless you arrange a different
time when booking. There are
contact phone numbers on the
door, but I had no mobile phone
reception to advise of my early
arrival. So don’t assume you can
just turn up and make a phone
call. Very quiet, tranquil setting.
A huge building with large
58 Cisa La Locanda Degli Aceri 35 Loc. La Borella 5 +39 (0)187 836 421locandadegliaceri@luni
giana.net
Nice rooms, a very popular stop
the carabinieri use it. Very
welcoming. The room is very
clean and so are the sheets, all a
good sign.
58 Montelugo Ostello Apennine 22 3.5km after pass
54027
Montelungo
Superiore
+39 (0)525 645 29 or
+39 (0)339 174 1919
The room was expensive, the
owner aloof, and I spent a
sleepless night chasing mice out
of my things.
58 MontelugoOpposite Ostello
Apennine
Opposite the Ostello Apennine.
It was run by a very hospitable
young man, who spoke English,
and went out of his way to tell
me about the history of
Montelugo, and the Via
Francigena in the area. He was a
brilliant host and ambassador for
the area. His name is Giacomo
and his wife is Laura.
58 Previde Eremo Gioioso 35Antico Borgo di
Previdè
4 54027
Pontremoli
+39 (0)187 187 4911
+39 (0)335 564 [email protected]
A B & B on the Via Francigena, in
an old village at the middle of the
stage - Berceto to Pontremoli.
59 PontremoliOstello Castello del
Piagnaro20 Via del Piagnaro Porta di Parma
+39 (0)187 831 439
+39 (0)187 460 1211
ntremoli.ms.it
A night in the castle overlooking
the old centre. Closed on
Monday. It is in a dorm with the
sheets and blankets with a
heater. 60 spots – The castle is
closed on Mondays; nonetheless,
reservations are accepted
59 Pontremoli
Casa Padre pio da
Pietrelcina Convento
di Cappuccini
10 Via Cappuccini, 254027
Pontremoli+39 (0)187 830 395
Shut till 3pm, Stayed in the
Monastery, had a single room.
Shower and loo in the corridor.
No food provided or kitchen
facilities. - There is a kitchen ?
You have a single bed only per
room. 50 places. Separate
rooms. Just across the river from
the town on the VF route for next
day. Very comfortable.
Credential mandatory. I had
read they were single rooms, but
we were put in a large
dormroom. Clean, lots of light.
Terrace to dry clothes. Pilgrim
meal in restaurant was excellent
value and offered local dishes.
Run by VF volunteers. We had
our own double room. Plenty of
other rooms. Separate bathroom.
Large kitchen and dining space.
59 Pontremoli Ai Chiosi b+b 30 Via Chiosi 15+39 (0)106 974 508
+39 (0)340 235 [email protected]
Lovely old mansion, friendly
hostess, good breakfast, Close to
old town. V helpful hostess,
lovely room with ensuite. An
idyllic bed and breakfast, Ai
Chiosi, is reached over an ancient
triple span bridge and down a
country road through an arched
gateway. Set in open farmland
with views back to the Duomo
and the bell tower, it consists of
two tastefully restored manor
houses. Ten spots – Breakfast
included, free laundry services.
59 Pontremoli Hotel Ca' del LupoCase sparse 11
Traverde
59 Pontremoli Hotel Napoleon 90 Piazza Italia 2Least friendly hotel on journey
and overpriced
60 FilattieraPrioria Sant' Andrea
ApostoloCasa Canonica Loc. Scorcetoli +39 (0)187 457 191
60 Arionzo Ostello La Pineta 50 Via Cravilla 50 54026 Mulazzo Good
60 Crespiano Alto Peter's House£60 for
houseCrespiano Alto
Comune di
Comano+44 (0)1453 521 188
smithrobertsassociates
@gmail.com
A village house in the Appennine
mountains. If you are looking to
take a break from walking or are
pioneering a route through the
mountains rather than the coast
then this restored 3-storey village
house which sleeps 5 (3
Bedrooms) may be of interest.
The house (previously
incorporating chestnut fumery) is
in elevated position in ancient
Borgo with adjacent Orotario
(chapel). The property has 2
terraces overlooking the valley.
There is a very good restaurant,
and bakery in the village, and the
village church is a `pieve` which is
an ancient religious site. It is a
lovely stone built church with a
10th century font, very much
worth a visit. You must phone
or e-mail ahead to confirm that
it is free and to obtain access.
60 Villafranca Villagio del Fanicullo Donation Loc. Selva di Filetto +39 (0)187 493 023 ?
60 Villafranca Opus Maria Donation Via e Menhir +39 (0)187 493 023 ?
60 Villafranca Casa Dolce Casa b+b 30 Via I Maggio 147 +39 (0)187 495 503
60 Terrarossa
Foresteria Castello
Malaspina / Terrarossa
Castle
15 +39 (0)187 474 911
Vast building of medieval
proportions, but now converted
into modern pilgrim hostel. I was
the only person staying the night,
the warden gave me the key
which I left in a hole in the wall
the following morning! 15 Euros
for a bed, and no ghosts!
60 Aulla Chiesa di San CarpascioDonation
10Piazza Abbazia +39 (0)187 420 148
ms.it
Shut till 3pm. Very central in the
town. Friendly welcome, with
coffee. Seems to be very
professionally run. Computer
with WiFi. I was taken across to a
large dormitory (one of two) in
an old school building. There
were about 15 beds in there -
looking like they'd come from a
variety of hospitals and hostels
across the decades. All very
pleasant though. I had bed in 10
bedded room. There were at
least 2 other rooms also with
several beds. Shower and loo in
corridor. No food provided or
kitchen. Good accommodation,
with good showers and
bathrooms. But it is a wonderful
set up here with new modern
bathrooms and a small
kitchenette that I couldn't figure
out how to work. Large room for
eating, reading etc. Very
comfortable. I was told that I
could get an excellent pilgrim
dinner in a restaurant just across
the bridge. Must have
credentials. Lovely welcome.
Accommodation newly renovated
with clean modern bathrooms.
60 Aulla Fortezza la Brunella 15 Parco della Brunella +39 (0)187 409 077 [email protected] night in a castle. Closed
Mondays.60 Aulla Demy Hotel 75 Via della Resistenza +39 (0)187 408 370
61Pozano Superior
(Magra)Albergo 60
An Italian take off on Fawlty
Towers, with Basil being played
by a chubby and rather senile
Italian gent, Manuel by an
Oriental girl that had trouble with
the concept of menu, a window
that fell off its hinges, rain
blowing in most corners, but
none the less it served us well
61 Pozano Superior La Costa b+b 55
61 PonzanelloPrivate home, Mr.
Orazio Ficili 25
Orazio Ficili
Via Castello, 44
54035
Ponzanello fraz.
di Fosdinovo
+39 (0)187 670 701 [email protected]
For Max 4 to 6 people. Guest
toilet and hot showers. Open
during the summer months.
Please call to verify
availability.
61 SarzanaConvento San
Francesco Donation Via Paci 8 or 9? +39 (0)187 620 356
I stayed here in 2006 but this
year v disappointing. In 2006 I
had single room and shower &
loo in corridor. This time had
mattress on floor in downstairs
room, lots of traffic noise. Loo in
corridor. No shower. Was told I
could wash outside in the yard at
nightfall. Alas the penalty of
others' abuse of facilities. It is
basically a flop house for street
people, sorry but that is the best
way to describe it. They have
room with a few mattresses and
no locks, very basic facilities. On
the other hand was given a
handful of greengages by
someone whose house had a 61 Sarzana Parish of San Venanzio Via Crociata 33 +39 (0)187 621 036
61 Sarzana Centro la Missione Via G. Carducci, 5 +39 (0)187 611 2718mariagrazia.v@consorzi
ocometa.org
61 Sarzana Auberge La Villetta 55Via Sobborgo
Emiliano 2419038 Sarzana +39 (0)187 620 195 [email protected]
Rip off? Pricey with no breakfast.
Nice room en-suite. - We
checked out the Convennto and
we were about to stay there and
decided not to. Instead we took a
basic 3 star hotel. I would
recommend this place.
61 Sarzana La Locanda dei Limone 40 Piazza Jurgens 14 +39 (0)0187 621 485locandadeilimoni@virgil
io.it
Next to train station. Very
friendly welcome. Closed when I
arrived on Sunday afternoon, but
there is a phone number to call.
WiFi in the common area.
Comfortable room and bed. The
rooms are built round a grassy
courtyard, planted with fruit
trees. There is a wide veranda
with table and chairs outside the
rooms for relaxing, eating
etc.Very welcoming
61 Sarzana Hotel Al Sant Andrea 40Via Variante Aurelia
32Far side of railway on SS1
62 Avenza Parrocchia San Pietro
ApostoloDonation Piazza Finelli, 11 Avenza +39 (0)585 857 203
Pilgrim flat across piazza from
church. Two rooms with four
beds each and a bathroom. We
were offered a free breakfast in
the café next door, paid for by
the church. A bit dark but clean.
62 Avenza Giardino Antico b+b Via Toniolo, 8/bis +39 (0)585 859 [email protected]
t
In the heart of the town this B&B,
surrounded by a large garden, is
the result of the restoration of an
ancient farmhouse. Renata, who
runs it with great passion, hosted
Alberto during his cycling travel
on the VF in 2014.
62Marina di
CarraraHotel Exclusive Viale C.Colombo, 59
54033 Marina di
Carrara+39 (0)585 789 263
om
Slightly off route. Excellent hotel
with laundry facilities. Very
helpful.
62 Massa Convento Cappuccini Donation Piazza S Francisco 3 54100 Massa +39 (0)585 421 81
Call ahead to make a
booking. 2 rooms, one with two
beds, the other with mattresses
on the floor for extra pilgrims (on
request). Beautiful location
overlooking the town, but no
food or shops in the vicinity. You
have to walk down the hill to the
town to eat and it is quite a climb
back to the Convento. Good
hilltop location with 2 beds. They
only accept men? (AM)
Wonderful views of the sea and
the city below. Not far from
restaurants and cafes. Two camp
beds that were not too sturdy
and a bathroom. From 5pm.
62 MassaCircolo Enars La Valle
Monastery Guest House55 Via Magliano, 35 +39 (0)585 240 114
62 Montignoso La Casa Giallo Via Petracci 1654038
Montignoso+39 (0)585 348 437 [email protected]
A B&B about 1 km off the main
road. Gets busy so book ahead
63 Montignoso Agrotourismo Karma Via Guadagni 18 +39 (0)585 821 237 [email protected]
B&B on VF route (through an
unmarked locked gate on the
way to Aghinolfi Castle - you ring
from the gate and they tell you
the code). Lovely people,
excellent evening meal with
produce from the farm.
62 Marina di Massa YHA Ostello Apuano 13 dormViale delle Pinete
237
54037 Marina di
Massa+39 (0)585 780 034
On beach in seaside holiday area.
Good. Kitchen and mini-market
down the road where you can get
food
62 Marina di Massa Villa S. Maria Via Magliano 40 +39 (0)585 240 184
62 Marina di MassaOstello Internazionale
Turimar
18/30
40
double
b+b
Via Bondano Mare,
4+39 (0)585 243 282
m
I didn't actually want a single
room but think something got
lost in translation. It is right
beside the sea. Very good
breakfast. Make your own take
away lunch €4.
62 Marina di Massa Hotel La Bussola 40Via Santa Caterina
22+39 (0)585 807 472
Lovely, helpful owners. It's
actually 4 kms on the other side
towards Forte dei Marmi. On
Sunday night and low season
there is nowhere to eat nearby.
Rooms were a little loud - TVs
and voices etc but still a lovely
place to stay.
62 Marina di Massa
Figlie Di Nostra Signora
Di Maria Grotti Guest
House
64 Via Del Casone, 1 +39 (0)585 868 179
62 CarraraParrocchia San Pietro
ApostoloPiazza Finelli, 11 loc. Avenza +39 (0)585 857 203
50 places on the floor, 2 baths
and showers, open 12 months
63Marina de
Pietrasanta
Casa per Ferie la
Versiliana
Loc. Fiumetto - Via
Carducci, 1
55044 Marina di
Pietrasanta+39 (0)584 200 20
net.it
63Marina de
PietrasantaHotel Colucconi
A spacious 1920’s ‘ocean liner’
building set back from the
seafront in its own small grassy
park by an old working canal at
the junction of Via Apua and
Viale Roma in Marina di
Pietrasanta.
63 PietrasantaCasa Diocesana La
Rocca10 Via della Rocca 10
55045
Pietrasanta+39 (0)584 793 093 [email protected]
I was told by the Tourist Office
that this was especially for
Pilgrims, it is a purpose built
hostel beside the Convent. It had
4 bunk beds, hot shower & loo.
Excellent clean room with four
double bunk beds. C asked if it
would be possible to get sheets
for the beds and she went away
to ask and when she came back
she had sheets and towels. The
Convent on one side of the
square with beautiful views. The
pilgrim house was full so we were
put in a dormroom inside the
convent itself. Very clean. One
of the best pilgrim
accommodations on the route.
No pilgrim menus available. 6
beds (3 bunk beds) and good
63 Pietrasanta Casa Villa Clara 52 Via G. Carducci, 74Loc. Fiumetto
55044+39 (0)584 201 42 [email protected]
63 Pietrasanta Sul Prado Piazza Statuto 22 +39 (0)347 6797 908 B&B near town centre
63 Pietrasanta Albergo Pietrasanta 200 Via Garibaldi 35 +39 (0)584 793 727info@albergopietrasant
a.comA striking 17th century palazzo
63 CamaiorePalestra Schuole
ComunaliUff Cult Comunale +39 (0)583 469 957 No longer available
63 Lido di Camiore
Suore Oblate dello
Spirito Santo Istituto S.
Zita
44 Via delle Pinete, 39 +39 (0)0585 869 242
63 Camaiore Il Cach (?) Storico +39 (0)584 989 786
Sorry cannot read the writing,
but the word definitely looks as
though it ends in 'h' so is not
Casa. This is a restaurant that also
does cheap rooms. I don't know
how cheap as they were full. It
was given to the girl in the
Pietrasanta TIC by the guy who
told her that the accommodation
above (Palestra Scuole) was
unavailable.
63 Camaiore Hotel Monache 40Piazza XXIV Maggio
36+39 (0)584 989 258 Open from March to September
63 Camaiore Casa del Sole 90Via della Verdina,
100
55041 Camaiore-
Lucca+39 (0)584 983 854
info@casadelsolecamai
ore.it
Very up market bed and
breakfast high on the hilltops
overlooking Camiore. Proprietor
is a very welcoming local artist.
63 Nocchi Villa Montecatini Frazione Nocchi 5501 Camaiore +39 (0)340 581 3592
Historic hunting lodge slightly off
route. Helpful owner arranged
for lifts to and from a nearby
restaurant.
63 Valpromaro Parrocchia San Martino DonationVia Vecchia
ProvincialeValpromaro +39 (0)584 956 028
mario.andreozzi46@alic
e.it Contact
Mario Andreozzi. I
asked the very very
helpful girl at the
tourist office in
Pietrasanta for help so
she phoned for me.
However the phone
number is OK.
Accommodation is in the former
Priest house. The bed was a
cross between a camp bed and
sun lounger - no mattress and
made a noise when you moved.
Bed was in a ground floor
meeting type room, not sure how
many beds were there, probably
about 6 or 7. Shower and loo
upstairs. I would recommend a
stop in the village for those who
want to stay in pilgrim
accommodation. The village has a
shop and a bar. The refuge,
although a camp bed in a
meeting room, does have a
kitchen (you can buy supplies in
Camaiore) and there is the all
important hot shower. Good
community refugio. I´d
encourage everyone to stay there-
-the volunteer-run ostello is
absolutely wonderful. Here I was
greeted with delight by Nicola
(Italian) and Angel (Spanish),
both members of Hospitaleros
Voluntarios and here for a few
days. Both men radiated
64 Massa Pisana Casa S. Cerbone Via Fornale55050 Massa
Pisana+39 (0)583 379 027 [email protected]
64 Lucca Convento Cappuccini Donation Via della Chiesa, 87Monte San
Quirico+39 (0)583 341 426
According to my friend all very
welcoming, inc meals but 3km
out of town
64 LuccaConfraternity of the
Misericordia di Lucca
donation
1st night
25
second
night
Via Cesare Battisti,
255100 Lucca
+39 (0)583 409 546
(press 2).
The Confraternity provides the
Pilgrims on the Via Francigena a
place to sleep and eat. It is an
apartment adjacent to the
emergency services
headquarters, located a few steps
from the Church of the Arch: St.
Saviour in Mustolio, also called
"Mercy". 5 beds, kitchen, living
room and toilet. A newly
renovated flat with three beds,
bathroom and kitchenette.
Amazing location right in the
centre.
64 Lucca YH San Frediano
23 dorm
37 single
65
double
3
breakfas
t
Via della
Cavallerizza 12+39 (0)583 469 957
ostello.san.frediano@vi
rgilio.it
Highly recommended (there was
no pilgrim accommodation to be
had anywhere). Well worth a
visit to beautiful building. Food
extra. Reception closes from ? to
13:30 but kind man at reception
let me leave my rucksack in the
luggage store. A beautiful old
building near centre. Has
restaurant for breakfast and
dinner. Room 31 has own
bathroom. Closed January. Very
nice but price for a double seems
to have jumped by €20 (was €45
for 2)
64 Lucca Da Elisa alle Sette Arti 17Da Elisa alle Sette
ArtiVia Elisa 25 +39 (0)583 494 539 [email protected]
Art Deco hotel, use of kitchen,
comfortable room, inside walls.
64 Lucca Casa Dini b+b 40Viale Regina
Margherita\, 195+39 (0)583 467 331 [email protected]
64 Lucca Hotel Stipino 45 Via Romana, 95 +39 (0)583 495 077
Room was not en suite but the
bathroom was only for me. Very
pilgrim friendly & simple English
spoken. Is outside the walls of
the town, on the Via Francigena
on the way out. There is a
deli/café next door with very
reasonable food but shuts about
21:0064 Lucca Hotel Universo 54 Via del Giglio +39 (0)583 493 678 [email protected] Another central hotel.
64 LuccaSan Frediano
Guesthouse55 Via degli Angeli 19 +39 (0)583 469 630
64 Lucca Hotel Da Elisa 65 Via Elisa, 25 +39 (0)583 494 539 [email protected]
Located right on the VF on the
way out of town, not far from the
East wall. Plenty of cafes and
shops close by, but perhaps
slightly inconvenient for
sightseeing. Comfortable room
and bed. Shared bathrooms.
Kitchen. Reception open from
15:00.
64 LuccaAntica Residenza del
Gallo75 Via del Gallo, 25 +39 (0)583 491 450
Uncomfortably cold room with
damp sheets and no reception in
the evening to remedy this,
breakfast is available after
8:00am
64 Lucca Hotel Puccini 90 Via Di Poggio, 9 +39 (0)583 554 21 [email protected] central hotel, 20m from
Piazza S Michele.64 Lucca Hotel Universo 108 Piazza del Giglio, 1 +39 (0)583 493 678 [email protected]
64 Lucca Hotel Ilaria 110 Via del Fosso, 26 +39 (0)583 476 15 [email protected]
As always Inntravel pick a beauty.
Single room was adequate for
two and overlooked Villa Bottoni
gardens. Very friendly staff and
big breakfast.
64 Lucca l' Antica Bifore Via Fillungo, 5 +39 (0)393 483 5250 [email protected]
64 Lucca Hotel la Luna 112 Via FillungoCorte Compagni
12+39 (0)583 493 634 [email protected]
65 Porcari SE Irene Aprisse un Bar 25La Rotunda
AffitacamereVia Capannori
Room above bar by the
roundabout before entering
Porcari. Traffic + all night.
Supermarket opposite.
695 AltopascioAltopascio Pilgrim
Hostel donation
Piazza Vitt
Emanuele+39 (0)583 216 455
#32 – comfortable new facility;
register and obtain key from the
library or tourist office, behind
the church
65 Altopascio 32
Foresteria deigi Ospedalieri was
fully booked and the Tourist
Office sent us to a house with
rooms to rent .( Beppe was the
name of the family). Bit far out
of town but OK.
65 AltopascioMagione of the Knights
of Taudonation
Piazza Garibaldi 10
Piazza Ospitalieri 6
+39 (0)583 216 525
+39 (0)583 216 280
opascio.lu.it
ascio.lu.it
You get the key from the library
which is above the Municipio
building. Go to the main square
in Altpascio, face the Municipio
and on left you will see stone
flight of stairs. They lead to the
library. Library closes at 14:00?
or 18.00? and they will tell you
where the accommodation is.
Accommodation is in a Municipal
Office building and has 4 rooms
of various sizes with camp beds.
Shower and loo in corridor. No
kitchen. They maintain a strong
tradition of hosting, maximum 1
night stay. Comfortable room
and bed. Close to bars and shops.
WiFi at the library when open.
65 Altopascio Hotel Paola 20 Via F.Romea, 24 5511 Altopascio +39 (0)583 276 453 [email protected]
Luckily a small hotel was
advertising single rooms at a
pilgrim price of 20 euro. I slept
very soundly in the Hotel Paola. A
bar down the street served
excellent coffee and pastries for
breakfast.
65 Altopascio Farm Sibolla 28 Loc. Ferranti 20 +39 (0)583 269 282info@agriturismosibolla
.it
Large farm house, up-market
rooms, too far from town65 Altopascio Barbieri b+b 28 Via Firenze 55 5510 Altopascio 32837
65 AltopascioAlbergo Ristorante
Cavalieri del Tau66 Via Gavinana 56 +39 (0)583 251 31
Single en-suite room. I got an
awesome deal on booking.com
and had half board included for
EUR 53.Very comfortable room.
Lovely view outside of sunset.
65 Altopascio Burleo b+b 30Via Lucchese
Romana 42
2km on way out
of town+39 (0)583 [email protected]
65 Altopascio Hotel Astoria Via Roma, 86 +39 (0)583 264 746info@hotelastoria-
altopascio.com
65 Altopascio Hotel la Loggia 55 Piazza Ricasoli 20Friendly family B&B with
excellent restaurant. Cash only.
66Santa Maria a
Monte Il Casolare di Bonci 40
Via Bonci\, 5 - Loc.
CerrettiS. Maria a Monte +39 (0)587 473 131 [email protected]
66 Fuecchio Hotel La Campagnola On the trading estate
66Fuecchio / Ponte
a Cappiano
YH Ostello de la
Gioventu - Ponte dei
Medici
15 By the bridgeVia Cristoforo
Colombo, 237+39 (0)571 297 831
pontemedici@pontever
de.it
First door on right of bridge.
Good basic accommodation in
the centre of the village. Open
from 5pm.
66 San Minato Seminary S Francesco
35 room
dinner
and
breakfas
t
Piazza San
Francesco 1
56020 San
Minato
+39 (0)571 401 013
+39 (0)571 430 [email protected]
Very clean rooms, huge
monastery, centre of old town.
Ring ahead. Have breakfast with
the brothers, we did. 35€ for
dinner bed and breakfast. The
room and linen is spotless. I
recommend the private rooms
and the communal dinner at the
convento de San Francesco in San
Miniato Alta 33 Euro. On arrival
at the Convento San Francesco
pilgrims are given a small wooden
“Tau” pendant to hand around
the neck. The accommodation is
in separate rooms, both singles
and doubles. One wall of the hall
is decorated with astonishing,
Picasso-esque murals (photo).
Single and double rooms with
bathroom. Very comfortable. No
kitchen. Nice courtyard garden.
Meals taken with the brothers.
Convent at the top of the hill;
quiet, immaculate, spacious room
with 2 single beds; key provided
to exit/enter after registration;
reservation recommended. Small
helpings.
66 San MinatoMisericordia di San
Minato BassoDonation
Piazza Vincenzo
Cuoco, 9+39 (0)571 419 455 [email protected]
This is a purpose built 4 bed
pilgrim hostel run by local Via F
society. Hot shower, no cooking
facilities. There is a good pizza
place right beside it. Their
representative gave me large
scale maps for the next day
(which unfortunately were
photocopy of photocopy and not
very legible) and a beautiful
certificate. There is overflow
capacity of about 20 sponge
mattresses. The ostello here is
part of a modern clinic run by
Misericordia. A nice touch: when
my fellow pilgrim Therese and I
returned from dinner we found
smart certificates in our names
waiting for us, along with packing
tubes. A generous gesture.
66 San Minato Agriturismo Marrucola Via Calenzano 40 +39 (0)571 418 306On route, just out of town. Quiet
rooms, does dinner.
66 San Minato Hotel San Minato 74 Via Aldo Moro 2, +39 (0)571 418 904 [email protected]
om
Good location. Quiet. Good
breakfast.
67 CastelfiorentinoYH Ostello
Castelfiorentino17 Viale Roosevelt 26
50051
Castelfiorentino+39 (0)571 640 02 [email protected]
Professionally run hostel with
good facilities. Dorm but small 4
bed and clean. Open from 4pm.
Attached to Catta Matta
restaurant next to sports field.
67 Castelfiorentino Lami Hotel 60
67 Castelfiorentino Il Grande Prato 45 Via Renai, 11 +39 (0)571 617 44 [email protected]
67 CoianoAgriturismo la
Poggiarella30 Via Colanese 54 +39 (0)571 673 104 [email protected]
67 MontaioneHotel Palazzo
Mannaioni££££ Via G. Marconi, 2
50050
Montaione +39 (0)571 692 77
info@palazzomannaion
i.it
67 Chianni
Pieve di Santa Maria
Assunta Ostello
Sigerico
€40
double
€27
single
€15
dorm
€7 v
good
dinner
1km North of
Gambassi on the
Via Francigena
The building was the rectory of
the parish, in disuse for years.
There are 35 beds. The rooms,
with bath, ranging from one to
four beds. Just outside of
Gambassi, picturesque newly
converted hostel in old vicarage
next to wonderful church where
Sigeric stayed. Food available.
Nice shared rooms. Ostello
Sigerico has been around for a
couple of years now, but it´s a
beautiful place in Gambassi
Terme. Very comfortable. Nice
courtyard and gardens next to
the church. Friendly welcome.
Excellent meals. WiFi. The ostello
is a little distance before the
town and there is a stiff climb to
the centre, where there are all
the usual cafes and shops – and
nice gardens to stroll in. Highly
67 Gambassi TermeAlbergo Osteria
Pinchiorba25-50 Via Volterrana 3 +39 (0)571 638 188
Right on the corner of the main
Piazza. We also had dinner there,
very good and reasonable price
35 euro for antipasti, pasta and
bottle of wine. Don't recommend
on a Friday or Saturday night as
restaurant is also a bar very
popular with locals for aperitivi
then dinner and it was very loud
until well after midnight. Is this
the same place as below? Thin
walls, can be noisy; beds are
worn; small bathroom looks onto
inner courtyard; located just off
a nice piazza, call ahead to
ensure receptionist is on duty.
67 Gambassi TermeAgrituristica La Torre
Antica
Via Santa Maria a
Chianni 79+39 (0)571 639 272
On route well beyond the town.
Dinner at 8.00pm
67 Gambassi Terme Hotel Le Torri 50 Via Volterrana 3 +39 (0)571 638 188 [email protected] owned hotel, comfortable
rooms, close to centre of town.
67 Gambassi Terme Villa della Certosa 95 Piazza di Vittorio 6 +39 (0)571 638 [email protected]
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68 San Gimignano Augustinian ConventDonatio
n
Piazza S Agostino
10
53037 San
Gimignano+39 (0)577 907 012
sangimignanoconvent
Monastery is shut 12.00 -
15.00 so arrive outside then.
Monk in charge is suspicious
and will not admit pilgrims
without a Pilgrim Record.
Apparently tourists have turned
up there looking for cheap
accommodation as San
Gimignano is very
commercialised. They shared
their dinner with us (there was
a French pilgrim). Mass is at
17:00
68 San Gimignano Dominican Convent
Oct 2015 No
accommodation for
pilgrims at these
convents anymore
A highlight, old monastic single
cells in large monastery,
relatively away from tourists.
Next to Church with impressive
artworks.
68 San Gimignano Casa Giovanna50
doubleVia S. Giovanni, 58 +39(0)577 940 419
m
Excellent b+b, in old town 100m
from the gates. Within the walls
of that exquisitely beautiful
medieval town - a gorgeous en-
suite room with a double bed in a
16 or 17 th century house with
high ceilings and old teracotta
floor tiles. History, style and
comfort .
68 San Gimignano
Monastero di S.
Girolamo
Monache Benedettine
Vallombrosane
30 Via Folgore, 30-32Presso Porta San
Giacomo+39 (0)577 940 573
vallombrosane@virgilio
.it
monasterosangimign
After getting over the shock that
the monk in charge of
accommodation is a monkess we
get a good room with all facilities
for 20 Euros per head a 7 euro
discount on what is 'normally'
charged to tourists. Very
comfortable. Nice common
sitting area. Friendly welcome.
Closed 12:30 – 15:30. About 2
blocks left of the main path; try
more than one door for an
answer; very friendly, humorous
sister who attempted her best
English; elevator; spacious room,
bunk and 2 single beds with
private bath and fabulous view;
key provided to exit/enter after
registration; various dorm rooms,
3 Euros/person for breakfast
68 San Gimignano il Chicchero b+b 29 Loc. Serraglino 40/a +39 (0)577 953 156 [email protected]
68 San Gimignano Casa dei Potenti 36 +39 (0)577 943 190
68 San GimignanoPalazzo Buonaccorsi di
Boldrini Pierluigi50 Via San Matteo 95 +39 (0)349 807 9349
info@palazzobuonaccor
si.it
68 San Gimignano Le Undici Luni Via Mainardi 9 +39 (0)389 236 8174 Wonderful B&B in old city.
68 San Gimignano Villa Baciolo b+b 85 Loc. San Donato +39 (0)577 942 233 [email protected]
68 San Gimignano Leon Bianco 95
68 San Gimignano Bel Soggiorno 95 Via S. Giovanni, 91 +39 (0)577 940 375info@hotelbelsoggiorn
o.it
Excellent hotel, very good
restaurant, in old town 50m from
gates.
68 PoggibonsiKnights Templar
RefugioDonation
Castella della
Magione+39 (0)90577 936009
A fellow walker persuaded us to
go this way!
69 Colle Val D'ElsaCasa Parrocchiale la
GrazieVia Volterrana, 55
loc. Gracciano
di Colle Val
d'Elsa-Le
Grazie
+39 (0)577 959 068 [email protected]
Up in old town. 12 beds and 30
places on the floor, baths and
showers, kitchen, open 12
months. July 11 does not
accept pilgrims? Sept 11
Nuns very welcoming and may
ask you to join them for a
meal. Is this for women only?
69 Colle Val D'ElsaIstituto Ancelle Del
Sacro Cuore
Via Del Castello,
90
53034 Colle Di
Val D'Elsa+39 (0)577 920 745
Oct 2015 No
accommodation for
pilgrims at these
places anymore
At the medieval top part of
Colle Val d'Elsa
69 Colle Val D'ElsaComunita Salesiana
S Agostino
Donatio
nPiazza S Agostino +39 (0)577 920 195
July 11 does not accept
Pilgrims
69 Colle Val D'Elsa Villa Belvedere 40 Loc Belvedere Via Senese +39 (0)577 920 966 [email protected]
om
69 Colle Val D'Elsa La Vecchia Cartiera 59 Via Oberdan, 5/7/9 +39 (0)577 921 [email protected]
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A comfortable hotel built on the
site of an old paper mill. A
modernist stay
69 Strove Hostel Pellegrini 12Loc Strove, next to
the market +39 (0)345 100 9440 [email protected]
The hostel, opened in July 2011,
is in Strove, a few kilometers
west of Monteriggioni.The
accommodation is particularly
suitable for pilgrims walking
along the Via Francigena € 12,00
for pilgrims with credentials.
Strove has a new pilgrim hostel
with a solid kitchen, though I
don´t think it sees a ton of
attention. It´s right next to the
Coop.69 Strove Hotel Casalta 75
69 Strove La Sosta di Strove Loc Strove +39 (0)577 355 [email protected]
t12 places
69 Abbadia Isola New Hostel Donation Abbadia Isola 4 +39 (0)577 304 214
The new hostel will open in April,
it is a "donativo" hostel. Is this
the place it has been established
"To the right of the religious
building there are still noticeable
remnants of the bell tower and
the monastery rooms, set out
around the quadrangle of the
ancient cloisters. Used for a long
time as farm buildings, these are
currently being restored and, in
the future, will host guestrooms
and a document centre for the
Via Francigena."69 Abbadia Isola Casa Guibilelo b+b 52 1/2p +39 (0)577 347 08
69 Pieve a Castello Residenzia d' Epoca 203FB!Strada di Pieve a
Castello
53013
Monteriggioni +39 (0)577 301 034
69 Monteriggione
Casa per Ferie S Maria
Assunta Ospitalita
Pellegrini
20-29 Piazza Roma, 23+39 (0)577 304 214
+39 (0)577 340 68
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It is in an exceptional position on
the main square of the castle.
The cost for a pilgrim is €15 in a
dorm room with a double bed, a
single bed and 2 bunk beds. Cost
includes a meal (if you want it)
with the hospitaleros and Priest.
It is very similar to some Spanish
refugios. There is a kitchen you
can probably use but shop in
Strove as the only food shops in
Monteriggione are of the tourist
kind i.e. expensive 'products
typical of the region'. Be warned,
if it is hot and you want to make
an early start (around 06:30)
there is nothing open for
coffee/breakfast. Be prepared
that you may have to wait to be
let in as caretaker has a day job.
Very comfortable. Nice common
sitting area. Friendly welcome.
Closed 12:30 – 15:30. Very
hospitable staff, spacious facility,
2 dorm rooms with comfortable
beds, shared bathroom and
kitchen; basic food supplies are
available for dinner and breakfast
as the medieval walled town does
not have a grocery store;
overlooks restaurants in piazza;
69 MonteriggioneLa Casa Famiglia del
Podere "Il Santo"
600 m. from
Monteriggioni,
following a path
that leaves from
walls
Piero Bernardi +39
(0)577 304 469
69 MonteriggioneParrocchia di Cristo
Re e Santa Maria
Nascente
15 / 21
with
linen
Piazza Cristo Re,
1
loc. Castellina
Scalo +39 (0)577 304 214
or
t?
69 Monteriggione Piazza b+b 30Via Dante Alighieri,
01+39 (0)577 304 108
prenotasubito@vacanz
esenesi.it
Comfortable rooms, overlooking
main square.
69 Monteriggione Borgo San Luigi Via della Cerreta 7 +39 (0)577 301 055
On route well beyond town.
Rather expensive resort with
restaurant.
70 Siena Accoglienza Santa Luisa Donation 4 Via dei Servi
53100 Siena not
far from San
Giralmo
+39 (0)577 284 377
+39 (0)577 212 71
caritas@caritas-
fiera.org
Run by nuns who work on behalf
of Caritas, and feed the homeless
every lunchtime and distribute
clothes. Supported by an army of
volunteers. They have a
bunkroom, do not charge, and
will feed you three meals a day if
required. Suora Ginetta is the
Mother Teresa of Siena! Single
bed dorms with shared bath/tub;
hearty meals offered upon
request; may be possible to stay
2 nights; reservations
required. Must be back by
10.15pm. 5 mins from Campo.
Lovely welcome. Various
accommodation. We had our
own double room and bathroom.
3 meals can be provided. V good
baker diagonally opposite.
70 SienaSuore Domenicane di
Santa Caterina da Siena Via Camporegio 37 +39 (0)577 444 87
70 Siena YH Guidoriccio 16 dorm Via Fiorentina 89 +39 (0)577 522 12 [email protected]
100 bed hostel, small rooms with
2/3 beds, close to bus stop to get
into town. On route into Siena
from Monteriggioni. Bit noisy.
70 SienaCasa dei Ritiri Sta
Regina20
Via Bianca
Piccolomini, 6 (già
Via di Vignano)
+39 (0)577 282 329
70 Siena A Casa Mia b+b 35Via E S Piccolomini
125+39 (0)347 760 1156 [email protected]
70 Siena Camere Camollia 50
We found our room at Camere
Camollia through the information
office. As we rode into the city I
had noticed a number of similar
names where apparently you can
get a good clean and well
equipped room for about 50
Euros.
70 Siena Il Chiostro del Carmine 50 Via Della Diana 4 +39 (0)577 223 885
This was without a doubt one of
my favourite places that. I stayed
in. It is an old convent converted
into a hotel that retains some of
the features and decoration of
the old convent providing a
peaceful and sacred ambience.
10 mins walk from Il campo.
Helpful and friendly staff.
70 Siena Hotel La Perla Via delle Terme +39 (0)577 471 44info@hotellaperlasiena.
com
La Perla scores heavily for
location being very close to the
old town- centre attractions and
restaurants. The location is
outstanding but you must be
willing to climb stairs as there is
no lift. Wifi is provided but spotty
in some rooms. Rooms facing the
square can be noisy but bearable.
No breakfast is provided but
there are plenty of restaurants
nearby.
70 Siena Piccolo Hotel il Palio 55/90 Piazza del Sale 19 +39 (0)577 281 131
I was able to book this on the
internet. Very comfortable, in
the old town and only about 5
mins walk from the Palio. Cost
included continental breakfast.
Twin 90 euro. Single 60 euro mid
summer.
70 Siena Hotel Garden 52 Via Custoza, 2 +39 (0)577 567 111 [email protected]
The Hotel Garden stands on a hill
to the north-west of the old town
within its own gardens (complete
with outdoor pool) and with
views to the surrounding
vineyards and olive groves in the
near distance.
70 Siena Antica Torre 55Via di Fiera Vecchia
7+39 (0)577 222 255
This pretty three star palazzo, in
the quiet Nicchio contrada
occupies a truncated 16th-
century tower. Service can be a
little uncertain, but it's cheap,
cool and quiet.
70 Siena Hotel Albergo Brenini 64Via della Sapienza,
15+39 (0)577 289 047 [email protected] Great terrace
70 SienaPensione Palazzo
Ravizza78
Via dei Mantellini
34+39 (0)577 280 462
This characterful three-star hotel
is within the city walls. It has
been in the same family for two
centuries. Some rooms have
frescoed ceilings. Try to get one
facing south onto the charming
terraced garden and the hills
beyond.
70 Siena Hotel Chiusarelli 90 Via le Curtatone 15 +39 (0)577 280 562 [email protected]
Booked via the information
office. Hotel on edge of central
area. Big quiet room. Decent
breakfast
70 Siena Hotel Athena 95Via Paolo Mascagni,
55+39 (0)577 286 313 [email protected]
70 Siena Palazzo Fani Mignanelli 89Via Banchi Di Sopra,
15+39 (0)577 283 566
70 Siena Hotel Duomo Via Stalloreggi, 38 +39 (0)577 289 [email protected]
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The hotel is close by the Duomo
and the window from my third
floor room framed almost the
entire building
71 SienaCastello delle Quattro
Torra
Via Pieve al
Bozzone 36+39 (0)333 466 3208
Historic castle off the route and
outside the city (up the hill
behind the bus station). The most
direct route to walk into the city
is along a dangerous road.
71 Castello di Grotti Castello 85
71Monteroni
D'ArbiaParroccia Donation +39 (0)577 375 152
Accommodation on floor of a
small sitting room in Parochial
Centre, loo & hot shower. I was
not given a key & the Priest went
out so I was not free to come &
71Monteroni
D'ArbiaBella Napoli 34 Via Roma 251 +39 (0)577 375 225
71Monteroni
D'ArbiaHotel Borgo Anttico 35 Via Di Lucignano 53011 +39 (0)577 374 688
35e for twin room with shower
but no loo. A bit seedy and run
down but its cheap!
71Monteroni
D'ArbiaIl Canto del Sole b+b
Via di Villa
Canina,129253014
1 km from the “Grancia di
Cuna” a 13th century fortified
farmhouse.
71Monteroni
D'ArbiaHotel More di Cuna 55
Via Cassia Nord
1444 53014
71 Murlo Strutture Parrocchiale +39 (0)577 814 253
71 Lucignano Monaci b+b 21.5Via Di Lucignano
587
53014 Lucignano
d' Arbia+39 (0)577 375 245
Very nice apartment, small
kitchen, in town. (may need to
buy food in Monteroni)
71 Lucignano Hotel Borgo Antico 80Via di Lucignano
405
53014 Monteroni
d' Arbia+39 (0)577 374 688
hotelborgoantico@yah
oo.it
Pleasant hotel with good
restaurant.
71 Ponte d'Arbia Centro Culturale Cresti Donation Mons Cresti Via Borgo 61 +39 (0)577 370 096 [email protected]
Old hospital. Pizzeria opposite
has good menu and special rates
for pilgrims (but does not open
Mon, Tues, Wed). Key was under
the mat, we had hot water, but
never met our host. This is the
only place in town to stay. There
were approximately 4 rooms that
had 3 single beds in each. There
was a kitchen downstairs but we
didnʼt use it as it had flooded a
few days previously. One
bathroom with hot water
shower. Caretaker was very
friendly and helpful giving tips
about walking to Buonconvento
along Via Cassia then turning up
into the hills and not walking
back towards town and then back
over to the official signed path
which was much longer. Note
pizzeria opposite is closed on
Thursdays and in the summer
holidays. There is a bar and an
alimentary in town. *The address
is shown in guidebook and other
places as as localita Ponte d'Arbia
I. Monteroni d'Arbia. Please note
that IT IS NOT IN Monteroni
dʼArbia that is the town before
Ponte dʼArbia. As you arrive in
71 Ponte d'Arbia Affittacamere Martelli 40 +39 (0)577 806 262
Beautiful room, with king-sized
bed and private bath, overlooking
the river; big breakfast in
adjoining kitchen/lounge area.
71 Buonconvento La Ripolina Loc. Pieve di Piana +39 (0)577 282 280 [email protected]
Friendly farm just off the route
3km before the town. With
notice Laura will cook dinner for
pilgrims.
71 BuonconventoParrocchi S. Pietro e
PaoloDonation Via del Sole, 13
53022
Buonconvento+39 (0)577 806 089
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10 beds and some places on the
floor, baths and showers, open
from June to September.
Accommodation quite basic but
wonderful welcome and pilgrim
spirit. We were offered dinner by
Don Domenico in his own
apartment upstairs and then also
breakfast the next morning. The
town is beautiful and worth
staying in.
71 Buonconvento Hotel GhillbellinoModern, clean and neat basic
rooms , Staff are Pilgrim Friendly
71 Buonconvento Hotel Roma 60 +39 (0)577 806 021
On the Roman High Street (also
the VF). Really excellent value as
last night's dinner was good local
fare.71 Buonconvento Villa Armea 295! Località Armena +39 (0)577 808 433 [email protected]
72 MontalcinoParrocchia S Maria
Maddalena25 Via San Giovanni, 4 Torrenieri +39 (0)577 834 138 [email protected] 15 places
72 Montalcino Le Camere di Bacco 65 Via Mazzini 65 +39 (0)348 570 2298
72 Montalcino Il Palazzo B+B 70Via Panfilo dell'Oca,
23+39 (0)349 123 5067
72 Montalcino Dei Capitani 103 Via Lapini 653024
Montalcino+39 (0)577 847 227 [email protected]
Located in the historic part of the
town, this simply furnished hotel
has been converted from a
medieval building. There is a
small terrace and pool to the
rear.
72San Quirico
d'Orcia
Parrocchia dei SS
Quirico e Giulitta:
Foresteria
12.5
Piazza Chigi 18
Via Dante Alighieri
18
53027 San
Quirico d'Orcia+39 (0)577 897 236
giorgio.maramai@tele3
.it
Shut till 4pm. Sign on door shows
opening times. Call to book. Had
the whole house to myself. Busy
in August WM. Priest was very
helpful and made booking for
Radicofani. Must have
credential. Father Giorgio was
very helpful priest who will give
tips about the route for the next
day. Comfortable dorm rooms on
two levels. Two small bathrooms.
Small kitchen. Recommend you
buy lunch in San Quirico and take
with you the next day. Pilgrim
hostel behind the church is run
by the parish, the phone number
is on the door; 2 bathrooms with
showers, one at the door and one
across from the dorms; large
kitchen; large key ring to return
72San Quirico
d'OrciaSeminary Maramai 9 Palazzo Chigi +39 (0)577 897 278
giorgio.maramai@tele2
.it
Is Pilgrim dormitory
accommodation right behind the
Church & has a good kitchen. Is
this the same place as above?
72San Quirico
d'OrciaLa Casa di Giacco 24
Via Dante Alighieri
70/A+39 (0)577 897 106 [email protected]
Nice rooms, no kitchen, in old
town. (key from Ceramiche La
Creta)
72San Quirico
d'OrciaHoetl Garibaldi 25
Very clean. This hotel is outside
old city on the way in.
72San Quirico
d'OrciaCasa de Lemmi
Va Dante Alighieri
29+39 (0)577 899 016 [email protected]
Small B&B opposite church with
beautiful rooms.
72San Quirico
d'OrciaLa Dimora del Poeta
A nice bed and breakfast even if
some of the rooms lacked a bit of
light.
72San Quirico
d'OrciaIl Giardino Segreto 50
Via dante Alighieri
62+39 (0)577 897 665
ilgiardinosegreto@alice
.it
72San Quirico
d'OrciaHotel Palazzuolo 51.2
Via Santa Caterina
43+39 (0)577 897 080 [email protected]
72San Quirico
d'Orcia
Relais Palazzo del
Capitano90+ Via Poliziano 18 +39 (0)577 899 028
info@palazzodelcapitan
o.com
Beautiful hotel with good rooms,
lovely garden and great soaps
etc. The best breakfast you could
imagine. Honesty bar, good
restaurant "al Vecchio Forno" at
back.72 Bagno Vignoni Locanda del Loggiato 100 Piazza del Moretto +39 (0)577 888 925 [email protected]
73Castelnuovo del
AbateOstello Tabor 11 Sant Antimo +39 (0)577 835 603
73 Galina Il Parallelo di F Capitani 35 +39 (0)577 880 125Restaurant with rooms.
Reassuringly anonymous.
73 Galina
Le Briccole. Agri
Tourismo Valle Calda di
Savelli Noemi
60Via del Colombaio
25Galina +39(0)577 880 224
It is a 2 bedroom (1 twin, 1
double) apartment that sleeps 4.
Its 120e for 4 people but they just
charged us 60, but expected us to
only use 1 bedroom - fair enough.
It has a kitchen and large dining
room. It is actually on the Via F
with fabulous views about 2 or 3
kms beyond Gallina so you need
to eat or shop there.
Proprietoress very pilgrim
friendly. San Quirico to
Radicofani is well over 30kms so
this makes a good intermediate
stop.
73 GalinaAgriturismo
PassalacquaS.S. Cassia, km 172
Castiglione
D'orcia+39(0)577 880 129
info@agriturismopassal
acqua.it
We were dead beat and didn't
have the legs to carry us much
further when we came upon
Agriturismo Passalacqua right on
the VF path just above Gallina. I
can not remember the cost but
for 4 of us it was very reasonable.
We were driven down to the
restaurant in the town for our
evening meal and provided with a
great breakfast to send us on our
way in the morning. I am unsure
if she would open up for 1
person?
73 Galina Agriturisomo Savelli 80
Strada del Pozzo,
Via delle Querciole,
11
Castiglione
D'orcia+39 (0)577 880 266
Apartment with kitchen
bathroom and 2 bedrooms.
Novella and husband are a great
couple, good cooks, and Pilgrim 73 Seggiano Hotel Silene Via Capo Vetra 8 Loc. Pescina +39 (0)564 950 805
73Campaglia d'
OrciaCentro Parrocchiale
53020
Casmpaglia
d'orcia
+39 (0)577 872 920
73Campaglia d'
Orcia
Misericordia di
Campiglia d'OrciaDonation +39 (0)577 872 003
Floor of community centre. Loo
& hot shower & was given key.
Girl in Tourist Office very helpful
& welcoming
73Campaglia d'
OrciaI Tre Rioni
Via Campotondo,
3+39 (0)577 872 015
Wonderful restaurant with
rooms.
73 Radicofani
Spedale di S. Pietro e
Giacomo
Casa d'Accoglienza San
Jacopo di Compostela
DonationVia R. Magi 32
Via della Spedale 2?
Strada centrale
del paese
+39 (0)578 556 14
+39 (0)338 798 2255
t
Shut till 2.30pm. It is quite small
and is run very like some Spanish
refugios in that there is a
communal meal made by the
hospitalera/o. We had
understood it was "Spartan" but
this is not the case. There are
bunk beds, a kitchen etc. and a
very warm welcome. It is near the
church of S. Pietro where there is
Mass each evening. Beautifully
modernised old cottage opposite
church. Kitchen well stocked with
food and drink. The volunteers at
the house welcomed us
wonderfully, fed us fabulously
and bolstered our spirits.
Donation welcomed. Must
have credential. Caretaker
Signoraʼs house is on the right of
the main road before the piazza.
Just ask the locals. Pilgrim hostel
next to the church, the phone
number is on the door or a fellow
pilgrim can let you in to self-
register, clean facilities, very soft
mattresses on bunk beds; 3 dorm-
style rooms with 2 baths; large
kitchen/sitting area. Offered
dinner by donation. Be prepared
to have your feet washed in a
73 Radicofani Albergo La Torre 55 Via G Matteotti 7 +39 90)578 559 43
Just outside old city wall, Pilgrim
friendly, restaurant attached.
Closed Thursday
73Abbadia San
SalvatoreCasa Nisi Dominus Via Mentana, 31
53021 Abbadia
San Salvatore+39 (0)577 778 310
73Abbadia San
Salvatore
Abbazia del S.S.mo
SalvatoreDonation
Via del Monastero
54+39 (0)577 777 352
t
abbaziasansalvatore@vi
rgilio.it
Pilgrim-only accommodation
(must have credential). 5 places,
has bath and shower. Open all
year except Christmas and Easter.
Contact Padre Amedeo Riccardi.
It has beds for only 5 pilgrims but
it is a beautiful town. In the room
was a message in English for
pilgrims asking if they would be
interested in being a hospitalero
there and if so to leave their
name and address
73Abbadia San
SalvatoreL' Oratorio Giulia Flori
by
agreeme
nt
Chiesa della
Madonna del
Castagno
overflow for abbazia above
73Abbadia San
SalvatoreForresteria Monastero Donation
Piazza le
Michelangelo
Via del
Monastero 42+39 (0)577 778 083
Definitely not dog friendly.
Pilgrims following in our wake,
without dogs, will no doubt
receive a reasonable welcome at
Foresteria monastery, but the
more perceptive cannot fail to
notice the underlying frigidity of
the atmosphere and frankly
bizarre behaviour of some of the
monks - a great shame.
73Abbadia San
SalvatoreAlbergo Roma b&b Via Matteotti, 32 +39 (0)577 777 785
t
73Abbadia San
SalvatoreHotel Rist. Gambrinus 21 Via Esasseta 38/40 +39 (0)577 778 307
gambrinusamiata@virgi
lio.it
Nice hotel, comfortable rooms,
1km before old town.
73Abbadia San
SalvatoreHotel San Marco Via Matteotti 19 +39 (0)577 778 089
sanmarcoamiata@gmai
l.comFairly basic but central hotel.
73Abbadia San
SalvatoreHotel Cesaretti 36
73Abbadia San
SalvatoreHotel Kappa 2
74 Piancastagnaio Hotel Piccolo Mondo 85 Loc Quaranta53025
Piancastagnaio+39 (0)577 787 520
74 PiancastagnaioPensione Restaurante
AnnaA great find.
74 PiancastagnaioAgroturismo
s.ApollinareSP 20 +39 (0)338 664 6897
agriturismosenese@gm
ail.com
Friendly farm that serves dinner.
Washing lines!
74 Piancastagnaio Abazzia di San Lorenzo
74San Casciano dei
BagniCaritas of the diocese Via Cassia Ponte a Rigo
+39 (0)578 500 16
+39 (0)339 899 961016 places
74 Ponte del Rigo OP Villa S.Ermanno S.S. Cassia km 144.2 Giulio Geronzi +39
(0)329 164 4501
74 Proceno Casa del Pellegrino Piazza della Liberta 01020 Proceno +39 (0)335 654 [email protected]
m
74 Proceno Castello di Proceno 70Corso Regina
Margherita 153-155+39 (0)763 710 072
castello.proceno@orvie
net.it
74 AcquapendenteOP Casa del Pellegrino
San RoccoDonation Via Roma 51 Acquapendente
Don Luigi +39 (0)339
849 9965 +39 (0)345
166 2919
Small hostel next to church, room
for 8+. Clean. Tourist office will
ring for you if they know you are
a pilgrim. Basic. Pilgrim hostel
adjacent to an empty church,
phone number is on the door;
bathroom on main level and on
second floor with 2 dorm style
rooms and one double room;
small kitchen
74 AcquapendenteConvento Cappuccini
Casa S. LazzaroDonation
Via dei Cappuccini,
21 - 23+39 (0)763 730 177 [email protected]
Atmospheric old monastery,
virtually deserted, up a short
steep hill but very quiet, plenty of
single rooms. Large kitchen
available. Very nice, quiet
location at the top of a stiff climb.
Courtyard with a well. My 2-
person room was small, with a
bunk bed. Large shady garden.
No shops or cafes close by, so
you have to walk downhill into
the town. Plenty of bathrooms
74 Acquapendente Aquilla d' Oro 24Strada Statale
Cassia km133+39 (0)763 734 175 [email protected]
Comfortable hotel, outside city
gates on the way there.
74 Acquapendente Hotel Il Borgo 31Via Porta Sant
Angeli 1-3-5+39 (0)763 711 264 13 roms
74 Acquapendente Hotel La Ripa 45Via Cesare Battista
61+39 (0)763 730 136
74 Acquapendente Foresteria S. Chiara +39 (0)763 734 153
74 Acquapendente Albergo Toscana 60 Piazza N Sauro 5 +39 (0)763 711 220
Great food too. Right in the old
part of town. Pleasant family run
B&B with restaurant in town
centre. Used by VF companies.
75San Lorenzo
NuovoOstello Francigena 30 Via Cassia Vecchia
San Lorenzo
Nuovo+39 (0)763 727 199
info@comunesanlorenz
onuovo.itClean, restaurant attached.
75 Bolsena Francigena b+b 20Corso della
Repubblica 3901023 Bolsena +39 (0)761 798 453 [email protected]
Very friendly hostess, good
breakfast, in home in the old
town.
75 Bolsena Suore SS. Sacramento 15Piazza Santa
Cristina 4 or 14?
+39 (0)761 799 058
+39 (0)762 799 0582
A room with two spotless white
beds and a bathroom. Very
friendly and helpful sisters. There
was a separate set of pilgrim
accommodation that an Italian
group had and they had an
outdoor key. We were in a 3
bedded ensuite room in the main
Convent but no outdoor key so
we had a curfew. 15 euro per
person is suggested minimum
donation. Centrally located on
the piazza. My bed was one of
two in the hall leading to a large
room that had several beds. A
cyclist and I chose those beds so
as to leave the room to the
ladies. Quite comfortable.
Welcoming Sisters. Plenty of fruit
shops, pizzerias, cafes etc close
by. Narrow “hallway” room with
2 single beds and shared bath
with the adjoining dorm; very
75 BolsenaConvento S. Maria del
Giglio
23
(45)
Via Madonna del
Giglio, 49+39 (0)761 799 066 [email protected]
An ex-convent run as a not for
profit organization by Gigliola
and Patrick. Sabrina and her
family live here and are
volunteers to manage and run it.
The convent has a garden and the
views of the lake. A steep ten
minute walk uphill from the
centre of Bolsena. Had rooms in
August which is good in Bolsena.
Was 10 euro a head for pilgrims
with sleeping bags but may now
be more. Although we made it
known that we were pilgrims
no alternative accommodation
was offered and we were
charged €45 for a double 75 Bolsena Al Castello b+b 25 Via Castello 11
75 Bolsena Lido Camping Village 36Via Cassia km111
(towards Rome)+39 (0)761 799 258 Had mobile home on campsite
75 Bolsena Casa Campo RitiroA beautiful, well equipped house
right in the center of town
75 Bolsena Albergo Italia 40
The rooms were a bit musty, the
owner was lovely, but all in all
probably not best place for a
tired pilgrim.75 Bolsena Hotel Nazionale 50 At intersection with the Cassia75 Bolsena Loriana Park Hotel75 Bolsena Holiday Hotel Viale Diaz, 38 +39 (0)761 796 900 [email protected] 4 star lakeside with pool
75 Bolsena Hotel RoyalPiazza Dante
Alighieri, 8-10+39 (0)761 797 048 [email protected]
On shores of lake. Traditionally
styled hotel.
76 Montefiascone Tourist Office
We found Tourist offices in
general not to be that helpful.
Perhaps their hands are tied. The
one exception was in
Montefiascone where a gold
medal should be awarded to the
lady in the office. Her welcome,
willingness to help us and
enthusiasm for what the town
and surrounding area had to
offer was first class.
76 MontefiasconeAccolienza Raggio di
Sole20 Via San Francesco 3
01027
Montefiascone+39 (0)761 826 098
76 Montefiascone Monastero San Pietro 25
1/2pVia Garibaldi 31 +39 (0)761 826 066
Benedictine Convent. Another
Italian pilgrim phoned up for me
so they knew I was a pilgrim not a
tourist. Very welcoming and gave
us dinner & breakfast. Half board
is standard tariff. Curfew at
20.45 . 25 euro each for bed,
dinner and breakfast. We had a
room with 5 single beds. Shower
has hot water. Nuns prefer you
to call ahead and if you do they
will switch the heating on in
winter but it wasn't too cold
compared to other places we
stayed. Dinner was soup followed
by a crumbed chicken with
vegetables and fruit for dessert
some homemade wine incl. very
simple breakfast of coffee and
dry toasts. Very comfortable.
Wonderful people. Dinner,
breakfast available for €10. Meals
excellent value. Kitchen. Washing
machine. Very nice, spacious
building with indoor plants. Small
76 MontefiasconeCentro Spiritualita S
Lucia FilippiniVia S.M. in Arce, 11 +39 (0)761 826 088
76 Montefiascone Hotel Urbano V 70Corso Cavour 10
107?+39 (0)761 831 094 [email protected]
Very nice, modern and
comfortable lovely dining room.
Clean, quiet, modern hotel; price
includes buffet breakfast.
Centrally located hotel with nice
rooms.76 Montefiascone Hotel Altavilla 32.5
76 Montefiascone Hotel Italia & LombrdiPiazzale le Roma
9/10+39 (0)761 826 058
76 Montefiascone
Casa di Accoglienza
Francescana Raggio di
Sole
Via San Francesco,
1+39 (0)761 826 098
76 Montefiascone Hotel Dante 40
A little pensione at the top of the
old walled town. Splendid views
over the roofs towards the lake.
76 Viterbo Convento Cappucino 10 Via San Crispine
Fixed donativo of 10 euro. There
is only one room only with
approx. 5 bunk beds and 1 single.
Shower has hot water but can
take 10 minutes for the hot water
to kick in.
77 ViterboHostel La Torretta Pio
VI10
Via San Giovanni
Decollato, 1+33 (0)335 162 1652 [email protected]
Small but excellent, volunteer-led
pilgrim hostel in recently
converted tower in historic city
walls. The ospitale is located near
Piazza della Trinita, on Via San
Giovanni Decollato, within the
grounds of an Augustinian
monastery. Closed till 3pm.
Newly opened March 2012, 12
beds. The folks there made
dinner for us and they also speak
some English. They gave us a
very warm welcome. Staying at
La Torreta this summer was
definitely one of the highlights of
the trip for my group. The people
administering it have created it
entirely on their own. They
prepare dinner and breakfast for
pilgrims. Really, really wonderful
people. When we stayed there,
the hospitaleros had just finished
painting new waymarks on an
alternative route to Sutri through
the woods (much recommended,
by the way!). When they learned
that we were interested in
following that route, one of them
volunteered (or, to put it more
correctly, insisted) on joining us
and leading us through. It was his
77 Viterbo Domus la Querica 24 Viale Fiume 112 01100 Viterbo +39 (0)761 321 322 [email protected]
Large hotel, was a monastery,
good accommodation, 4km out
of town.
77 ViterboInstituto Adoratrici
Sangue di Cristo25
Viale 4 Novembre
25+39 (0)761 344 703
t
Clean and great place on the east
side of the walls just up from the
other train station.
77 ViterboCase per Ferie
Residensia Nazareth
Via S. Tommaso,
26/3+39 (0)761 132 1525
residenza.nazareth@ps
sf.it
77 ViterboS Giovanni Maestre Pie
Venere
Largo Rosa Venerini
1+39 (0)761 343 035
77 Viterbo Orchard b+b 25 Via dell'Ortaccio, 8 +39 (0)340 066 4177 [email protected]
A lovely place near the Poto
Romana and a great bargain.
Hosts speak some English and
gave us a recommendation for
dinner that was excellent for 12$.
"Our B&B is based on three
rooms, some are ensuite and
some not. We have a special rate
for pilgrims with credentials,
which is 25 Euros per night, no
difference for the room type. To
pilgrims we also offer for free,
breakfasts, internet Wi-Fi, free
national phone calls, and washing
and drying clothes, and luggage
deposit." Lovely place & hostess;
helpful and spoke fairly good
77 Viterbo Serenamente b+b 50Via San Pellegrino
40+39 (0)761 226 797 [email protected]
77 Viterbo Palazzo Riario 52 Via della Torre, 17 +39 (0)761 340 346 [email protected]
My favourite place was in Viterbo
"Palazzo Riario" only 52 Euros
with paper, slippers, chocolates,
plenty of toiletries, good size flat
TV etc.
77 Viterbo Albergo Roma b&b 55Via della Vava,
26/28 +39 (0)761 227 274
albergogoromaviterbo
@libero.itFriendly.
77 Viterbo Santa Rosa b+b60
doubleVia Santa Rosa 25 1100 +39 (0)340 164 6917
Close to Piazza della Rocca;
Private bath down the hall; Could
hear voices and snoring from
others; Large self-serve
breakfast,77 Viterbo Hotel Tuscia 80 Via Cairoli, 41 +39 (0)761 344 400 [email protected] City centre hotel. Roof terrace.
78San Martino al
CiminoWidman B+B 30 Via Doria 5
On the main
square, not far
from the old
Abbey
+39 (0)
Very comfortable, with the
facilities expected in a good B&B.
I don’t think there is WiFi, but I
am not sure because I had no
need for it. Nice, spacious
building with rather an elaborate
interior and furnishings.
78 VetrallaMonastero Benedettine
Regina Pacis
30
Dinner,
B&B
40 Lunch
dinner,
B&B
Strada del Giardino
4
01013 Cura di
Vetralla+39 (0)761 481 519
Nuns absolutely delightful. Given
cup of tea on arrival. Dorm in
garden. Rooms with 3 single
beds. Beds have sheets and
blankets incl. towels provided. 2
kms out of town on way to
Capranica so buy supplies from
supermarket in outskirts of town.
Quiet location on the way out of
town; lovely garden; washing
facilities; price includes a very
hearty dinner and breakfast.
Beautiful gardens and rooms of
hotel standard. Two beds to a
room with en-suite bathroom.
Possibility of dinner.
78 VetrellaB+B Antica Locanda
Della via Francigena
78 Vetralla Albergo da Benedetta 60Via Francesco
Petrarca+39 (0)761 460 093 B&B near entrance to town.
79 Ronciglione b+b 5079 Ronciglione Bene Venere
79 Vico Matrino B&B Il Profeta Viale Vicomatrino, 3 +39 (0)761 669 [email protected]
79 Capranica
Hotel Capranica (this
may or may not be the
current name)
25C.so Francesco
Petrarca+39 (0)761 660 245
It is on the right as you walk
through the middle of town. I
asked the manager (who speaks
English actually worse than my
Italian) why it wasn’t in our
accommodation list, and he said
it had only opened last year. It
was therefore brand new, I was
charged only the pilgrim rate of
€25 for an ensuite room, with
everything in tiptop condition!
79 Capranica Al Casale Giallo b+b 26 S.S Cassia km61,200 Loc. Campo
Spinela+39 (0)633 8109 9072 [email protected]
Good rooms, charged for water,
too far from town.79 Capranica Villa Immacolata C.so F. Petrarch, 46 +39 (0)761 292 51
79 CapranicaConvento-Santuario
della MentorellaLoc. Guadagnolo
00030 Capranica
Prenestina+39 (0)695 471 899
79 CapranicaIl Profeta B&B
Viale Vico Matrino
3 +39 (0)761 678 865
79 Capranica Monticello b+b 45
Just outside main city wall,
reasonable price, includes dinner
and hosts are wonderful people,
large country estate.79 Capranica Gallo Argento b+b 50 +39 (0)6 088 49
79 SutriMonastero Carmelitane
Santissima Concezone15-25 Via Garibaldi 1 01015 Sutri +39 (0)761 609 082
carmelo.s.concezione@
libero.it
20€ b&b in a 4 bed en suite dorm
room, 15€ pp in 3 bedded room.
Must have credential. Cannot
register until after 3pm. The
Monastery is pretty central with
pilgrim accommodation separate
so you get outdoor key - no
curfew. Small private rooms in
separate house, with your own
key. Basic breakfast served in
convent in tiny room next to
chapel (to the sound of plain
chant!). All communication with
nuns is via a screened hatch.
Attended vespers in the church;
cloistered sisters sang from
behind their barred room -
79 SutriBuena Vista Pilgrims
Home28 Via dei Tirreni 16
Località Colle
Diana+39 (0)333 3326 411
om
Opening Period: March to
December. 3 Mini Holiday
Apartments: sleeps 9, 3 B&B
rooms: sleeps 6. Cost B&B
Double room for 2 inclusive
Breakfast: € 55, Single cost in
B&B inclusive Breakfast: € 28,
Holiday Apartment Cost (sleeps
2/3) with independent kitchen
and sitting room: € 70.
Discount for Pilgrims
Members CPR: 10% on the
above quoted prices.
Language Spoken: English/
Italiano/ Francais/ Espanol
79 Sutri
Casa d'Accoglienza Oasi
di Pace - Istituto Suore
Francescane Del
36 Via delle Viole 15 Loc. Fontevivola +39 (0)761 659 175 [email protected]
79 Sutri Il Seminario b+b 35Piazza del
Commune
+39 (0)761 600 751
+39 (0)320 311 9320
79 Sutri Hotel Sutrium 40Piazza San
Francesco 1+39 (0)761 600 468
Staff don’t arrive until 07:00, so if
you want to leave earlier you get
no breakfast unless you can
persuade them to leave out a
basic breakfast the night before.
Close to the main square.
Probably reasonable value for the
double rooms, but my single
room was small, dark and hot.
Soft beds; friendly staff; light
breakfast included; limited
accommodation in Sutri so call
ahead. Pilgrim friendly. Small
friendly hotel. Basic breakfast
only. Italian speakers!
79 Sutri Il Borgo di Sutri 102 S.S. Cassia Km 46
Great restaurant attached, but
rooms seemed a bit tired,
including the dead insects.
79Sutri Loc.
Montefossco
Agriturismo
Montefosco80 Loc. Montefosco +39 (0)761 608 023
info@agriturismomonte
fosco.it
80 SetteveneIstituto Missionario
della Consolta26 1/2p Vie Nepesina +39 (0)761 527 23
80 Settevene Hotel Antica Posta 47 +39 (0)761 527 767
80 Bracciano Villa Maria Hotel 50 Via del Lago 24 +39 (0)6 998 030 15Near lake for swim. Includes
breakfast.
80Campagnano di
Roma
Oratorio San Goivanni
Battista15 Via Dante Alghieri 7
00063
Campagnano di
Roma
+39 (0)6 904 1094 or
1036?
donrenzotanturli@virgil
io.it
Included evening meal. Priest
very pilgrim friendly. Has been
recently renovated as it now has
three rooms with bunkbeds and
lovely modern bathrooms. Like
an upscale hostel. Pilgrim menu
available of good value at a bar
nearby
80Campagnano di
Roma
Hotel Albergo de
Benigni60 Via della Vittoria 13 +39 (0)6 904 2671
This is one of two hotels in town,
we ate dinner at the other place
and food was very good. The
Benigni was the only hotel in
town open in August. Great
restaurant. Standard rooms, nice
and clean, Dennis the waiter is
very helpful, Pizza wood fired
oven. Very comfortable bed with
balcony in Room 8. Well-located.
Quiet.
80Campagnano di
RomaThe Smiling Oay 100 Strada del sorbo, 1
+39 (0)6 904 2137 +39
(0)335 819 8669
smilingoak2014@gmail.
com
I just opened a B&B just on the
via Francigena in Campagnano di
Roma. Elena Traversa
80Campagnano di
RomaAlbergo da Righetto 80
Corso Vittorio
Emanuele 70+39 (0)6 904 1036
ristorantedarighetto@h
otmail.it
We enjoy a big comfy bed,
bathroom with white fluffy
towels, soap, shampoo,and
conditioner, and... a hair dryer!
All in a lovely old building.
80Campagnano di
RomaIl Postiglione 89
Via cassia Antica 15
km30 200+39 (0)6 904 1214
segreteria@ilpostiglion
e.it
On the wrong side of
Campagnano but worth it, old
palagio with 79 year old mama.
Downhill from the route on the
far side of the town, so adds a
climb the next day. Resort hotel -
friendly and comfortable.
80 Cesano Parrocchia S.Giovanni
BattistaP.Caraffa, 24 +39 (0)6 304 300 98
federicotartaglia@yaho
o.it
80Anguillara
Sabazia50
81 Isola Farnese Hotel Tempio d' Apollo 70 Piazza Colonneta, 8 +39 (0)6 308 905 [email protected]
om
Converted brick farmhouse in the
centre of the village. Everything
seemed a bit sparse, stingy
breakfast, no toiletries, one small
towel, very dissatisfied
considering price.
81 Formello Hostel Maripara
The new Hostel Maripara in
Formello is also stunning. They
have all of the towns on the VF
listed on the steps you climb to
the hostel (don´t let that scare
you away). Just make sure that
you tell them if you want to leave
early!
81 La StortaIstituto Suore delle
Poverelle10 Via Baccarica, 5 +39 (0)6 308 904 95
lastorta@istitutopalazz
olo.it
We stayed in a room that had a
few bunk beds. Heating not
switched on in November but a
reasonably warm building.
Bathroom with 3 showers and
hot water. Nuns here were very
lovely and sweet. If you arrive
between 4pm and 7pm there is
no one to let you in or if you go
out to let you back in again.
There is an automatic gate only
that someone inside must let you
in. You can let yourself out no
problem. Convent is off Via Cassia
on the way out of town. Sharp
left turn up a road that winds
back parallel to Via Cassia. Clean
and comfortable; large bathroom
shared with other dorm-style
rooms; beautiful gardens with
81 La StortaIstituto Figlie di Nostra
Signora del Sacro Cuore
18
46 1/2pVia Cassia, 1826 +39 (0)6 308 908 63
info@casanostrasignora
.it
Wonderful convent, good rooms,
very good dinner and excellent
breakfast. No outdoor key so
curfew. Dinner was very good
value. Very nice. Best dinner we
had. 50 meters after kilometer
marker "17" on the via Cassia
(road going up left across the "IP"
petrol station) 500 meters before
the Vizione chapel and from the
railway station. Ring the bell at
the street entrance to call
reception. Meals are optional.
Plenty of basic places to eat just
across the street. Excellent
facilities. Efficient staff. Tranquil
gardens and a small olive grove
for relaxing and reflection before
the final stage to St Peter’s
Square. There is a Rule of Silence
in the evenings from 9 pm. Cash
81 La Storta Hotel Cassia 60 Via Cassia
No more than a concrete box on
the main road.
82 RomeYH Foro Italico - A.F.
Pessina19
Viale delle
Olimpiadi, 6100194 Rome +39 (0)6 323 6267 [email protected]
Not 4 star but adequate.
Breakfast included
82 Rome Foresteria 20 Via degli Apuli +39 (0)6 446 2614Budget hotel run by the Salvation
Army
82 Rome
Hostel Madonna
Cenacolo Casa per
Ferie Santa Therese
donationVia Vincenzo
Ambrosio, 9/11
(vicino Piazza
Cenacolo,
quartiere
Trifonale)
+39 (0)6 35401142cenacolopellegrini@hot
mail.com
For pilgrims with credential 1
night only with donation - 37.50
euro per night otherwise
82 Rome
Spedale della
Providenza e San
Benedetto Labre cura
di Confraternia S Jacopo
di Compostela
donation
Via di Genovesi,
11b Trastevere
open 3 pm- 7pm to
receive pilgrims
+39 (0) 3272 319 312 [email protected]
Managed by volunteers of the
Confraternity of St. James of
Perugia. They offer dinner and
breakfast. It's in a convent,
opposite a school, within
enclosed walls complete with a
peaceful garden. This a beautiful
convent to stay in and the
location in Travestere is fantastic.
You are allowed to stay for two
nights maximum. Includes
breakfast and dinner for
donativo. It was cold so we
shared a room with 3 bunk beds
and ensuite bathroom inside the
convent. Heating came on a
couple of hours each night. Be
prepared to have your feet
82 RomePensione Ottaviano
Hotel22.5 Via Ottaviano 6 +39 (0)6 397 38138
info@pensioneottavian
o.comBus 271
82 Rome Maria Hostel 24 Via Mecenate, 27 +39 (0) [email protected] apartment sleeping 7,
close to station and metro.
82 RomeShonagh McAuley
Homestay Apartment25
Via Vincenzo Tieri
55
Int 7C, 00123
Rome+39 (0)320 852 2011 [email protected]
The advantage of this address is
the proximity to the train station -
5 minutes walk, and 30 minutes
by train to San Pietro - and the
fact that it is quiet. It is not a
romantic Roman address. The
street is a small private street of
terraced houses, gated, very
ordinary. At the back it overlooks
a field and there are horses. I
could offer breakfast, or the
pilgrims could cross the road to
our friendly local bar for coffee
and cornetti. I am not always in
Rome, and would sometimes be
too busy to offer hospitality, but
would generally be very happy to
82 Rome Colors Hotel 30 Via Boezio 30 +39 (0)6 687 4030 [email protected] 10 minutes from Vatican
82 Rome House of Alessia 30 Via Cattaneo 26 2nd Floor, Int.8 +39 (0)3333 952 [email protected]
m
A shared apartment (each
bedroom has its own key) which
had about 3 or 4 other
bedrooms. There were 2
bathrooms both with loo. One
with shower the other with bath.
There was a well equipped
kitchen including a fridge. It was
right opposite the Tourist Office
on platform 24 at Termini and
ideal for someone wanting cheap
accommodation especially since
there was the possibility of self-
catering. These were 'low
season' rates but their 'high
season' is considerably higher.
Still it is worth putting on the list I
82 Rome
Piccole Suore della
Sacra Famiglia, Casa
Accoglienza Paolo VI
35 Viale Vaticano 92 +39 (0)6 390 9141 [email protected]
Bus 49. The rates are: 35 Euro for
a single room; 65 Euro for a
double room. No breakfast or
other meals are served. Curfew is
at 12:00 AM.
82 RomeFiglie del Sacro Cuore,
Villa Lante35
Via S. Francesco di
Sales,
+39 (0)6 636 825
+39 (0)6 880 6032
The rates are: 35 Euro for a single
room; 64 Euro for a double room.
Breakfast is included. Other
meals are available on request.
Bathrooms are along the
corridor. Curfew is at 11:00 PM.
82 Rome Le Suore di Lourdes 35 Via Sistina 113 00187 Rome +39 (0)6 474 5324
Via Sistina, which runs from the
top of the Spanish Steps to Piazza
Barberini, has been the centre of
action in Rome since the 18th
century and is still an elegant
shopping street. The rates are: 70
Euro for a single room without
bath; 35 Euro per person for a
double room. Only breakfast is
included and no other meals are
served. Le Suore di Lourdes is a
great find. Curfew is at 10:30
PM.
82 RomeCasa d’Accoglienza S.
Spirito40
Suore Francescane
dell’Addolorata
Borgo S. Spirito,
41 00193 Rome+39 (0)6 686 1076 [email protected]
The rates are: 40 Euro for a room
with two beds, 35 Euro for a
room with 3 or 4 beds, students
or young adults up to 25 years of
age pay 25 Euro. There are no
single rooms. Prices are per
person; only breakfast is served;
curfew is at 11:00 PM during the
summer and at 10:00 PM during
the winter. Bus 34,46 &64
82 RomeFiglie della Carita' di S.
Vincenzo de Paoli40 Via Ezio 28 +38 (0)6 321 6686
Located near the Lepanto subway
stop. The rates are : 40 Euro for a
single room; 75 Euro for a double
room. Breakfast is included.
Other meals are available on
request. Curfew is at 11:00 PM.
82 Rome
Suore di Ravasco
Istituto Figlie del Sacro
Cuore
43 1/2p
84 dbl
b+b
Via Pio VIII 28 +39 (0)6 393 5805
Very convenient for the Vatican -
about 10 mins walk but there is a
bus stop close by. 40E for a single
ensuite room with breakfast.
Had a key so no curfew. A
religious house catering for
tourists. Has its own Chapel with
daily Mass & 2 Offices.
82 Rome Alice's Home B+B 45Via Tommaso
Campanella 6800195 +39 (0)328 5519948 [email protected]
I´m Alessio Tegazi from Rome. It
would be great to put at the
disposal of American pilgrims my
B+B. I´m already collaborating
with the German pilgrimage
center.
82 RomeIstituto Madri delgi
Abbandonati45 Viale Vaticano 88 +39 (0)6 397 23807
Intituto S Giuseppe della
Montagna - Metro station
Ottaviano
82 Rome
Maestre Pie Filippine,
Casa Auxilium
Christianorum
45Via Giuseppe
Missori 19+39 (0)6 635 201 [email protected]
The rates are: 45 Euro for a single
room; 74 Euro for a double room.
Prices include breakfast, no other
meals are served. Curfew is at
11:00 PM.
82 RomeIstituto Maria
Santissima Bambina47 Via Paolo VI, No. 21
00120 Città del
Vaticano+39 (0)6 698 93511
imbspietro@mariabam
bina.va
The rates are: 52 Euro for a single
room; 46 Euro for a double room.
The prices are per person.
Breakfast is included. Other
meals are available on request.
82 Rome Suore Pallotine 47Viale delle Mure
Aurelie, 7B+39 (0)6 393 6351
info@procuramissionari
epallottine.it
The rates are (per night, per
room, including breakfast) 47
Euro for a single with common
shower, 69 Euro for a double
with common shower. Curfew is
at 12:00 AM during summer
months and 11:00 PM during
winter months.
82 RomeSoure Teatine
Casa Mater Ecclesiae47
Salita Monte del
Gallo 25-27+39 (0)6 637 4653 [email protected]
The rates are: 47 Euro for a single
room; 75 Euro for a double room;
and 105 Euro for a room with
three beds, 127 Euro for a
quadruple room. Prices include
breakfast. No other meals are
served. Curfew is at 11:00 PM
and the house opens at 6:30 AM.
82 Rome Fraterna Domus 48Via del Monte
Brianza 6200186 Rome +39 (0)6 688 02727 [email protected]
It is centrally located between
the Tiber and Piazza Navona 5
minutes from Piazza Navona by
church of Santa Lucia della Tinta.
Recommended by the Vatican
Tourist Information Bureau. The
rates are: 48 Euro per person for
room with breakfast and 78 Euro
for a double room. All rooms
have private baths. Other meals
are available on request. Curfew
is at 11:00 PM.
82 RomeCasa per Ferie S Maria
delle Fornaci48 Padri Trinitari
Piazza S Maria
della Fornaci+39 (0)6 39367 632 [email protected] Bus 34, 64, 881 & 982
82 Rome Suore Dorotee 50Via del Gianicolo,
4A +39 (0)6 880 3349 [email protected]
Halfway up the Janiculum Hill
(Gianicolo) from colourful
Trastevere, in a quiet spot with a
pretty garden across the street
from the medieval church of
Sant'Onofrio and near the North
American College where many
Americans study for priesthood.
Full board is 77 Euro per person
and half is 67 Euro. An overnight
stay including breakfast is 50
Euro per day. Single rooms are 8
Euro more. All rooms have
private baths. Curfew is at 11:00
PM. English and French are
spoken. They are recommended
by the Vatican Tourist
82 RomeIstituto Madre del
Divino Amore68 Via Pio VIII 16 +39 (0)6 393 66582
82 RomeDomus Internationalis
Paulus VI60 B+B Via della Scrofa, 70 00186 Rome +39 (0)6 698 619
This is where Pope Francis stayed
before he was elected. The
purpose of the Domus is to offer
hospitality to clergy who are
assigned to the diplomatic service
of the Holy See or who are
officials of the Roman Curia.
Cardinals, Bishops and Priests
who journey to Rome to visit the
Holy Father or who participate in
the various apostolic works of the
Holy See are also welcome guests
at the Domus.
82 RomeDomus Sanctae
MarthaeNA The Vatican NA NA
This is where Pope Francis
decided to stay rather than the
grand papal apartments. The
Domus Sanctæ Marthæ is a
building completed in 1996
adjacent to Saint Peter's Basilica
in the Vatican City built during
the reign of Pope John Paul II. It
functions as a guest house for
those having business with the
Holy See, but it is best known as
the hotel residence of the College
of Cardinals taking part in the
papal conclaves to elect new
Popes. Its amenities include
furnished bedrooms, lavatories
and studies for each prelate.
Dining facilities and personal
82 RomeAlbergo Tempio di
Apollo
Borgo Medievale
Isola Farnese
Piazza della
Colonnetta 8+39 (0)6 308 90595
om
82 Rome Relais Palazzo Taverna 80 Via dei Gabrielli 92 +39 (0)6 203 98064info@relaispalazzotaver
na.comJust off Piazza San Salvatore
82 Rome B+B Bibi e Romeo 80 Via Andrea Doria 36 39 (0)
Only 5 minutes walk from the
Ottaviana metro station and 15
minutes walk from St Peter’s
square, hence the high price.
Close to the VF as you arrive in
the city. Room small. Kitchen
with coffee, cakes and other
snacks. Wifi. Computer. Library of
guidebooks and other reading
material. Large food market
across the street. Owner very
helpful.
82 Rome Residenza Paolo VI Via Paolo VI 29 Piazza San Pietro 39 (0)6 68 487 0info@residenzapaolovi.
com
Rome has many hotels, but only
one of them is located directly on
St. Peter’s Square. Elegant and
friendly hotel right next to the
Vatican.
82 Rome Hotel due TorriVicolo del Leonetto
23+39 (0)6 688 06956
For a hotel in the heart of the
centro storico the Due Torri is
moderately priced. Situated in a
quiet lane just north of Piazza
Navona and once the residence
of cardinals. The fourth-floor
rooms with balconies are
particularly appealing.
82 Rome Hotel MozartVia dei Greci 23/B
+39 (0)6 360 01915
The Hotel Mozart is centrally
located, within walking distance
of the Spanish Steps.
82 Rome Hotel ValadierVia Della
Fontanella 15 +39 (0)6 361 1998
82 Rome Hotel d'Inghilterra mucho
Airmiles
Via Bocca di Leone
14+39 (0)6 699 8204
reservation.hir@royald
emeure.com
Lovely city centre hotel with very
friendly staff. If you don't have
plenty of Airmiles it costs a lot.
Rocca di Papa
Villa Palazzola
Villa of the Venerable
English College
85 FB
75 HB
65 B+B
Via dei Laghi Km
10.80
00040 Rocca di
Papa+39 (0)6 947 49178 [email protected]
In a stunning lakeside location
just outside Rome, Villa Palazzola
is a 13th century Cistercian
monastery, fully refurbished and
modernised with a large
swimming pool and breathtaking
garden terrace. It's the perfect
place for parish groups, pilgrims,
school groups, families, couples
or people on holiday on their
own who stay for a couple of
days or a couple of weeks.
Palazzola is just 29 kms South of
Rome and occupies a stunning
position on the slopes
overlooking Lake Albano with
panoramic views of the Papal
Summer Palace at Castel
Gandolfo, Rome and in the
distance the Mediterranean. The
Villa sits in 16 acres of protected
oak, chestnut and pine
woodlands and access to Rome is
easy. Rates are from 1st May to
45 SusaConvento San
Francesco38
Piazza San
Francesco 3Susa 10059 +39 (0)122 622548
Old monastery with huge
accommodation wing. Breakfast
included. Good and clean in town
without much choice.
46Sant'Ambrogio
di Torino
Parrocchia di San
GiovanniDonation
Piazza San Giovanni
Vincenzo 211057 +39 (0)11 939 132
Parish flat in poor condition with
c. 3 beds, call the priest; Address
is of the church.
47Gassino
Torinese
Parocchia dei Santi
Claudio e DalmazzoDonation +39 (0)11 960 7178
(Don. Giuseppe Zorzan). Parish
centre, accommodation in huge
hangar like sports hall. All
facilities.
On route from Monginevro
48 Lamporo Parrocchia Donation +39 (0)161 848 125
Accommodation in the recently
deceased priest's house, with
marvellous old furniture and
paintings. Parishioners maintain
the welcome as the priest was a
keen advocate of the Via
Francigena.